48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.3° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.1
SE
13
1.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
14
17
12
13
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
19
62
7
240
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
10
SSE
35
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:58AM1.29m
10:10PM1.46m
10:52AM1.29m
11:03PM1.37m
11:46AM1.28m
Low Tide
4:01PM-0.06m
4:42AM-0.16m
4:51PM-0.01m
5:27AM-0.10m
5:42PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
3
1
1
36
6
Temp °C
27
28
32
31
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
24
24
Feels °C
30
30
33
32
26
29
26
24
24
24
23
26
26
26
26
27
29
27
27
27
23
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