48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.4°C
2.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
106
79
77
76
70
67
65
65
39
38
36
18
27
29
32
32
22
22
17
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
S
35
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
High Tide
11:48AM1.31m
00:21AM1.09m
12:45PM1.30m
1:23AM1.05m
1:47PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.15m
6:13AM0.11m
7:24PM0.20m
7:15AM0.16m
8:42PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
28
31
32
32
23
24
24
23
27
30
30
28
26
Feels °C
25
26
26
27
27
29
30
28
32
34
35
34
20
26
25
24
29
33
31
30
28
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