48th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got cookin’ for 48th Street.

Honestly, buddy, it’s a bit of a flat spell ahead. We’re lookin’ at a long stretch of barely-there surf, not much to get the heart pumpin’. The first real chance to get wet isn’t until the afternoon of Saturday, August 9th, but even then it's pretty ordinary. Let’s walk through it.

For the next several days, from Tuesday the 4th all the way through to Saturday afternoon the 8th, it’s just poor conditions. The swell is small—under 3 ft—and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, makin’ the surface all chopped up and messy. Not worth paddlin’ out.

Saturday afternoon the 8th, there’s a tiny bump—2 ft from the S—and the wind backs off to a gentle cross-off breeze. It’s clean, but the wave energy is weak (62) and the swell period is a short 6 seconds. It’s “surfable” but real ordinary. Sunday the 9th stays small and clean, but again, it’s just not got any punch.

Monday the 10th sees a little spike in energy (147), but that’s mostly from a weak 4 ft SSW swell with 6-second period. The cross-off wind keeps it clean, but it’s still poor surf.

Tuesday the 11th of August, the morning goes glassy—a calm WSW breeze, 2 ft S swell, still a 6-second period. It’s pretty as a picture, but with combined energy at only 38, you’re lookin’ at small, weak waves. About as exciting as a flat soda.

Then from Wednesday the 12th right through to Tuesday the 18th, it’s a desert. Small swell, poor conditions, cross-onshore winds, and choppy or unknown surf. There’s a brief glassy moment the morning of Tuesday the 18th with a little 1 ft SE swell, but it’s got no power (30). Not worth wakin’ up early for.

Bottom line: there's no stand-out swell in this 16-day window. If you absolutely need to get wet, maybe poke your head in on Sunday the 9th or the glassy morning of Tuesday the 11th, but keep your expectations low. It’s a long ol’ quiet spell for this stretch of sand.

Rusty.

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