48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.2° 

48th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 48th Street today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
18
13
13
31
20
20
20
27
20
19
15
22
25
18
12
7
10
6
7
7
16
18
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
15
W
15
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:11AM1.23m
8:26PM1.54m
9:05AM1.27m
9:19PM1.51m
9:58AM1.29m
10:10PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:13PM-0.07m
3:07AM-0.17m
3:09PM-0.08m
3:56AM-0.18m
4:01PM-0.06m
4:42AM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
30
34
36
34
30
29
28
29
30
31
31
33
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
25
24
22
23
21
21
22
22
30
34
36
34
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
32
30
30
28
27
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