48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.6° C
2.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). 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 (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
19
15
21
17
12
7
7
6
6
7
31
26
18
12
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
10
NW
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM1.27m
9:19PM1.51m
9:58AM1.29m
10:10PM1.46m
10:52AM1.29m
11:03PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:09PM-0.08m
3:56AM-0.18m
4:01PM-0.06m
4:42AM-0.16m
4:51PM-0.01m
5:27AM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
29
33
35
32
29
28
27
28
29
30
32
31
28
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
29
33
34
31
28
26
28
28
29
30
31
30
29
27
26
25
26
26
26
25
26
27
29
30
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