48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.0° C
1.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM1.48m
9:34AM1.36m
9:47PM1.41m
10:22AM1.35m
10:34PM1.33m
Low Tide
2:52PM-0.08m
3:31AM-0.16m
3:42PM-0.06m
4:13AM-0.13m
4:29PM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:53
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
31
29
30
29
29
28
28
25
27
28
29
27
25
26
27
27
26
26
23
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