Surf Forecasts:
48th Street surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period, SE swell with 125 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 48th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 48th Street in the next 16 days are 0.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and miles for y'all. Let's get into it for 48th Street. It's a hard look, honestly. We've got a big gap of really poor surf before anything worthwhile shows up. You're looking at a long stretch of nothing.
Kicking off on Friday the 28th of August, we've got tiny 2ft waves from the ESE. The wind is glassy, which is a massive bonus in that it'll be clean as a whistle. The combined energy is a weak 66. It's surfable, but completely forgettable.
From Saturday the 29th, it goes downhill fast. A strong 15 mph NE wind trashes the swell on Saturday, and then we hit a drought. For five days straight, from Sunday the 30th through Thursday the 3rd of September, every session is straight-up "poor surf conditions." Swell heights stay tiny at 1ft to 2ft, and the energy barely cracks 50. Even when the wind occasionally cleans up, there's no push in the water.
Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September are a repeat of the same struggle with pathetic, weak swell. Then, on Sunday the 6th of September, we get a whisper of hope. It's still small—waves around 2ft to 2ft—but the swell shifts to the east with an 11-second period. The combined energy finally hits the moderate range (101 to 124). The wind stays clean out of the W to WNW. It's only rated as "surfable but ordinary," scoring a lowly 1, but in this forecast, that's your best bet. Monday the 7th has similar-sized swell with clean but stronger NW winds. The rest of the second week slides back into poor conditions with no real improvement.
Bottom line, 48th Street is a miss for the most part. With these tiny, weak waves and messy wind early on, this stretch is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing. The only real window is Sunday the 6th of September when the E groundswell pushes a bit of energy in and the wind goes clean. Keep expectations rock bottom.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
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 kJ | 44 | 40 | 39 | 44 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 97 | 85 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.34m | 8:26AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.34m | 9:01AM1.26m | 9:14PM1.31m | 9:36AM1.29m | 9:52PM1.27m | 10:15AM1.31m | 10:35PM1.21m | 10:58AM1.32m | 11:24PM1.15m | 11:48AM1.31m | 00:21AM1.09m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM-0.00m | 2:38PM0.07m | 3:03AM-0.03m | 3:20PM0.05m | 3:38AM-0.04m | 4:00PM0.05m | 4:12AM-0.02m | 4:42PM0.07m | 4:47AM0.00m | 5:26PM0.10m | 5:26AM0.05m | 6:18PM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 97 | 85 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 3 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | — | — | S 3 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | N 2 | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 261 | 267 | 381 | 438 | 312 | 222 | 312 | 1189 | 1154 | 1154 | 1444 | 59 | 234 | 60 | 15 |
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