Surf Forecasts:
48th Street surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got coming up.
Honestly, it’s a rough run for 48th Street. We're looking at a solid 16-day stretch here, but I’d be lying if I said there was much to get excited about. The first week to ten days are a write-off—just tiny, weak swell with poor to average conditions at best. There’s a big gap there where I wouldn’t even bother paddling out.
The only real glimmer in this whole outlook shows up around the second weekend. Saturday the 5th of September into Sunday the 6th sees some uptick. The combined swell energy ramps up to 264 on Saturday afternoon, which is solidly in the moderate range, with a clean 4ft swell coming from the east-northeast. That kind of juice is definitely too big for beginners, but for the experienced crew, it could get interesting. The wind is howling from the NNW at 15 mph, but it’s cross-offshore, which should keep things pretty clean. That Saturday afternoon session is the one standout in the whole outlook.
Before that, Friday afternoon the 4th has some size—4ft from the northeast—but it’s getting hammered by a 22 mph south wind, so it'll be messy. After that early September blip, it fades back into nothing much by the following Tuesday.
So, there you have it. A long, quiet spell, one solid but short window of proper waves for the experts, then nothing again. Fingers crossed the forecasts change, but for now, that’s the story.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
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 kJ | 20 | 40 | 46 | 67 | 61 | 46 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 38 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.16m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.04m | 1:55PM0.10m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 34 | 46 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 61 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 67 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1508 | 404 | 196 | 1145 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 95 | 350 | 182 | 222 | 2569 | 609 | 381 | 381 | 1151 | 21 | 1156 |
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