48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
41
32
22
13
12
10
10
7
7
31
29
27
36
44
50
29
29
30
22
15
10
9
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
S
5
NNW
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
N
10
NW
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.38m
6:04AM1.12m
6:26PM1.44m
7:03AM1.21m
7:21PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.09m
11:04AM0.08m
00:09AM0.02m
12:06PM0.02m
1:04AM-0.05m
1:04PM-0.03m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
25
29
30
30
31
29
28
27
26
27
28
31
31
29
27
27
25
26
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
28
28
27
32
32
31
32
30
30
31
30
31
29
30
31
29
27
26
25
26
28
30
30
29
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