Surf Forecasts:
48th Street surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, ENE swell with 218 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE 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 (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 48th Street in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what 48th Street has going on.
Honestly, this stretch is looking pretty flat and unexciting for a good while. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
We start off Thursday the 3rd of September with a tiny 2 ft swell from the ESE, but it’s a short period of 9 seconds and combined energy is weak at 64. The wind is a cross-off from the SW, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power. Thursday afternoon is even smaller.
Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are worse—small, crumbly waves with poor conditions and some onshore junk. Sunday the 6th sees a spike in wind with a 19 mph cross-onshore from the NE, and a 6 ft swell (234 combined energy) but with a period of only 6 seconds. That’s choppy, lumpy, and pretty much unsurfable. That setup is more for the kite crew than paddle surfing.
We get a small window on Tuesday the 8th of September. Morning brings a glassy 2 ft from the ENE, period of 10 seconds (105 combined energy). It’s surfable but very ordinary. Still, a clean 2 ft on a glassy morning is about the best we see in this whole run.
From there, it’s a long dry spell. Most days through to the 18th of September show tiny swell, poor scores, and either cross or onshore winds. There’s a sniff of something on Monday the 14th with a gentle offshore from the W and a 2 ft SE swell (103 energy), but again, small and ordinary.
The standout here, if you can call it that, is the Tuesday morning of the 8th. At 48th Street you’ve got a glassy 2 ft from the ENE, period 10 seconds. It’s clean, it’s calm, and it’s the only time wind isn’t ruining it. Crowds are often here, so expect company on those tiny peaks. It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s the best on offer.
After that, we’re looking at a solid week of nothing worth paddling for. This spot is fairly consistent, so this blank run is a bit of a bummer, but forecasts can shift.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 54 | 38 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 218 | 134 | 100 | 73 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.09m | 12:45PM1.30m | 1:23AM1.05m | 1:47PM1.28m | 2:29AM1.02m | 2:54PM1.28m | 3:39AM1.03m | 4:04PM1.30m | 4:49AM1.09m | 5:12PM1.34m | 5:53AM1.17m | 6:12PM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:24PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.16m | 8:42PM0.21m | 8:35AM0.19m | 9:55PM0.17m | 9:52AM0.17m | 10:58PM0.10m | 10:58AM0.11m | 11:53PM0.02m | 11:57AM0.04m | 00:44AM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 54 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 100 | 73 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 5 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 9 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 218 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 233 | 609 | 348 | 312 | 1067 | 269 | 585 | 265 | 60 | 84 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 184 |
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