48th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for 48th Street.

To be straight with you, this stretch is going through a quiet spell. The water is sitting at 79°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s where the good news pretty much ends for the next couple of weeks.

We kick off on Thursday the 9th with nothing happening – a tiny 2ft swell from the ENE, a short period of 8 seconds, and a cross wind making a mess of things. Combined energy is weak at just 66 – not worth paddling out.

Friday the 10th shows a bit of life, but it’s a humble setup. Friday morning we get a 2ft south swell with a short 6-second period, but the wind swings offshore from the WNW at 9 mph. That’s clean, and the afternoon goes glassy with a 2ft south swell and near-calm conditions. The wave energy is low (77 and 52) so you’ll be fighting for any kind of shape, but if you’re desperate, late Friday could be a mellow, clean little session.

Saturday the 11th is glassy again in the morning but the swell drops to 2ft and it’s weak – energy down to 37. Then Saturday afternoon gets onshore and lumpy. Not your weekend winner.

Through Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th, the swell tries to push up to 4ft to 4ft from the ENE, but the wind is cross-on or onshore, fresh at 19 mph, and the period stays short at 5–7 seconds. Energy climbs to 108–129, which is moderate, but the conditions are all over the place – lumpy, choppy, and pretty average. Tuesday the 14th morning gives us a glassy start with a 3ft ESE swell, but that’s about it before the wind picks up again.

From Wednesday the 15th right through to the end of July, we’re looking at a prolonged dry spell. Swell heights hover between 0.7ft and 2ft – most of it short-period, weak energy, and the winds are either cross, cross-on, or just not cooperating. There’s a couple of clean windows here and there, like Wednesday the 15th morning with offshore wind and 1ft, or Wednesday the 22nd with a 3ft south swell and clean conditions, but the energy is low (83) and the period is only 6 seconds. That’s not going to get your heart racing.

What stands out? Honestly, the best on offer is Friday afternoon the 10th. It’s glassy, the wind is virtually nothing, and you’ll get some tiny but clean little waves. Tuesday morning the 14th is another chance – glassy again with a 3ft swell, but again, the energy is modest. For a beginner or someone happy to bob around on small clean faces, those are your windows. For anyone looking for proper power or size, this stretch is in a bit of a lull, and the forecast doesn’t show any proper standouts over the next two weeks.

This is a beach and jetty setup – with the onshore winds that kick in through many days, it’d be more interesting for a kite session than a paddle session, especially when the energy spikes but the wind spoils the surface.

Rusty.

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