Surf Forecasts:
48th Street surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, S swell with 440 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 48th Street in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, hope you're ready for a quiet one, because this 16-day window is looking pretty flat for us here. I’m lookin’ at 48th Street, and to be honest, the first chunk of the run is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a solid gap of no real surf to speak of from Saturday, July 25th, all the way through Tuesday, July 29th morning. The wind is mostly onshore or cross, the swell is tiny and weak, and the combined energy barely gets into double figures, like 99 (weak energy) and 59 (weak energy). It’s just not doing anything.
Then, Wednesday, July 29th morning, things try to flicker. The swell picks up a bit to 4ft from the SSE, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind swings offshore from the WNW, which is a major positive. The wave energy climbs to 154 (moderate), and the report says it’s clean. It’s still a short-period swell, so the shape won’t be anything special, but it’s the only time in the whole run where the conditions actually line up for a proper session. The wind is light offshore, so it’ll be glassy. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
After that little window, it drops back down. You get a few mornings with clean conditions and a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is just too small, mostly 2ft or 2ft, to get excited about. The energy is weak, like 63 (weak energy) and 35 (weak energy). The standout is definitely that Wednesday morning session on July 29th. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the only wave on offer that’s surfable while the wind is good. The rest of the run is a bunch of cross-shore winds and no power. For a beach break like 48th Street, it’s just a waiting game until the next system fills in.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
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 kJ | 37 | 43 | 26 | 41 | 51 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 440 | 144 | 101 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14AM0.93m | 5:41PM1.21m | 6:09AM0.96m | 6:29PM1.25m | 6:57AM1.00m | 7:13PM1.29m | 7:40AM1.04m | 7:53PM1.32m | 8:20AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.33m | 8:57AM1.10m | 9:05PM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.21m | 11:16AM0.22m | 00:10AM0.17m | 12:04PM0.20m | 00:55AM0.13m | 12:50PM0.17m | 1:39AM0.09m | 1:36PM0.15m | 2:21AM0.05m | 2:20PM0.13m | 3:00AM0.02m | 3:01PM0.12m | 3:36AM-0.00m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 92 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 144 | 101 | 70 | 72 | 64 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 43 | 8 | — | 3 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 75 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | SE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | NW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 51 | 53 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 440 | — | 12 | 45 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 495 | 358 | 62 | 269 | 987 | 0 | 9 | 404 | 264 | 1121 | 87 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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