48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
19.7°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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)
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
N
4
1.5
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
9
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
28
22
22
13
8
62
54
48
117
194
8
456
611
773
1024
1482
1651
2083
2338
2427
2535
2669
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:09PM1.15m
00:45AM0.92m
1:00PM1.10m
1:38AM0.90m
1:53PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.26m
6:27PM0.24m
6:14AM0.32m
7:25PM0.29m
7:15AM0.37m
8:29PM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:20
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Temp °C
19
19
21
23
23
22
18
17
15
11
9
9
9
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
21
20
14
11
9
2
0
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
2
2
2
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