Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.28m | 8:11PM1.50m | 8:45AM1.34m | 8:59PM1.48m | 9:34AM1.36m | 9:47PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM-0.11m | 2:00PM-0.06m | 2:45AM-0.15m | 2:52PM-0.08m | 3:31AM-0.16m | 3:42PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 3 | N 3 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 2105 | 1329 | 2139 | 1329 | 1187 | 1061 | 1061 | 1187 | 273 | 93 | 333 | 348 | 2117 | 381 | 2119 | 1053 | 1189 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 1486 | 358 | 358 |
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