Surf Forecasts:
48th Street surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE 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 (Sep 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your stick and listen up. It’s your man Rusty here, and I’ve got the lowdown on 48th Street for the next couple of weeks. First thing's first, the water temp is sitting about where you'd expect for this time of year, nothing wild to report.
Honestly, it’s a grim run for the foreseeable future. The whole 16-day window is a bust for any kind of proper session. We’re looking at a stretch from now, September 7th, all the way through to September 22nd with nothing worth paddling out for. That’s a solid two-week gap of poor surf conditions.
Right from the Monday morning session, we’ve got tiny 2ft swell from the ENE with a short-period 7 seconds and a cross-onshore breeze. The wave energy is weak at 52, and the file straight-up calls it poor surf – a score of zero. That theme just keeps rolling. Tuesday and Wednesday are a little cleaner with some offshore or cross-off wind, but the swell is pathetic, barely 1.0ft to 1ft. You’d be floating around on a lake.
We get a brief pulse on Friday the 11th of September, with a 3ft NNE swell, but it’s a windswell with a lousy 4-second period and a cross-shore wind. The energy is only 71 and it’s still tagged as poor. No dice. The swell then drops back to nothing over the weekend.
Now, there’s a change on the 16th of September. The swell picks up to 5ft, but it’s short-period (6 seconds) and coming right onshore from the NE with 22 mph winds. That’s an ugly, lumpy mess. The energy climbs to a moderate 140, but it’s not for us. That same poor pattern holds for the 17th with 4ft to 3ft ENE swell and onshore flow.
Things look *slightly* cleaner on the 19th of September with a cross-off breeze and a 3ft NE swell, but the period is short at 7 seconds, and the energy is weak at 101. It’s still labelled poor.
Finally, on Monday the 21st of September, we see a 5ft NE windswell, but again, it’s onshore. The energy hits a moderate 136, but the conditions are just chopped out. The next day, Tuesday the 22nd, sees the biggest swell of the whole outlook at 8ft from the ENE with an 8-second period. The energy is strong at 824, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, making it a close-out mess only for the experienced if they fancy a beating. The score is still a zero.
No standouts here, folks. Save your wax for another day.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 28 | 48 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.09m | 5:12PM1.34m | 5:53AM1.17m | 6:12PM1.39m | 6:48AM1.27m | 7:05PM1.42m | 7:37AM1.35m | 7:52PM1.43m | 8:23AM1.40m | 8:37PM1.40m | 9:06AM1.41m | 9:20PM1.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.10m | 10:58AM0.11m | 11:53PM0.02m | 11:57AM0.04m | 00:44AM-0.04m | 12:52PM-0.01m | 1:32AM-0.09m | 1:44PM-0.05m | 2:17AM-0.12m | 2:34PM-0.06m | 3:00AM-0.11m | 3:20PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.07m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 48 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 11 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 88 | 114 | 78 | — | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 95 | 121 | 0 | 59 | 1197 | 188 | 188 | 672 | 672 | 238 | 22 | 0 | 95 | 333 | 381 | 609 | 675 | 658 |
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