48th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here again. Let’s break this down for 48th Street.

It’s a rough run. There’s a big gap of dead days right at the start. From now all the way through to the morning of Friday, July 10th, it’s mostly tiny, chopped-up junk. Swell heights are 1 ft to 2 ft with short periods and weak combined swell energy in the 30s and 60s. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making a mess.

Your first real chance is Friday morning, July 10th. It’s not a classic, but a light cross-off breeze from the WSW will clean things up. You’re looking at surfable waves around 2 ft from the south, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined swell energy is low at 50. It’s a “make the most of it” kind of session. The afternoon holds similar clean conditions, but it stays small.

Saturday, July 11th starts even smaller at 1 ft from the SSE. The morning has a clean, slight air and cross-off wind, but it’s basically flat. The afternoon sees a moderate offshore wind from the west, but still on those tiny waves.

Then it’s back to onshore slop from Sunday, July 12th through Wednesday, July 15th. Tuesday, July 14th shows a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the NE with swell around 3 ft, but the combined energy is low, and the wind is wrong for shape. Wednesday afternoon has a gentle offshore from the WSW and a tiny 1 ft, 9-second swell – clean but barely there.

Keep an eye on Thursday morning, July 16th. A clean, cross-off wind from the NNW with a chest-high swell from the SSE at 3 ft. Combined energy is 86. Surfable, but ordinary.

The best call of the whole forecast is Saturday morning, July 18th. We’ve got glassy conditions – perfect wind. The swell is small at 2 ft from the SSE, but it’ll be your cleanest wave of the whole stretch. 48th Street can be busy, so expect some company.

Heading into the second week, Sunday morning, July 19th also offers a glassy start with waist-high 3 ft surf from the SSE. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The combined energy is 58. It’s a good window for a longboard.

After that, Monday and Tuesday, July 20th and 21st look poor again with onshore and cross-onshore winds and a small, weak swell. Combined energy drops back into the 20s and 60s. Not worth it.

Wrap up: no big swell or epic day. The standout is the glassy morning on Saturday the 18th, and the clean Friday the 10th. The rest is a waiting game. The water is a very unusual 79°F, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year.

Rusty.

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