Surf Forecasts:
48th Street surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ENE swell with 77 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 11PM (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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 48th Street in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 48th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what 48th Street is serving up over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim stretch for the most part. The first solid recommendation isn’t until Thursday, September 24th, so you're looking at over a week of nothing much worth paddling out for.
The first real bright spot comes on Thursday, September 24th. A solid 5-foot swell from the ENE (east-northeast) with a period of 8 seconds is rolling in, giving us a moderate wave energy of 292. What makes this one special is the wind—clean, glassy offshore from the west, just 9 mph. That's a recipe for clean, peeling lines. 48th Street is a beach and jetty setup, and with that swell height, it’s pushing into intermediate territory, maybe a bit much for total beginners. The next morning, Friday, September 25th, holds some clean 4-foot swell from the east with a 9-second period and a cross-offshore northwest wind. It’s a bit smaller and the wind is a touch stronger at 16 mph, but still offers a decent follow-up session.
Now, the rest of the window is mostly a write-off. You’ve got some tiny, weak swells early on—like that 2-foot glassy wave on Sunday, September 13th with weak energy (70), but it's rated as very ordinary. Then a long stretch of poor surf with onshore or cross-shore winds and tiny, weak energy values, barely getting into triple digits. There is a pulse of bigger swell on Monday, September 22nd, with a 6-foot ENE swell packing a punch at 527 energy, but it’s being hammered by a fresh onshore wind at 19 mph. That’s big, lumpy, and blown-out—more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing one. The rest is a mix of small, weak, and wind-affected surf, with a few clean windows but nothing with enough size or energy to get excited about.
So, mark your calendar for September 24th—that’s the one. It’s a long wait, but that offshore clean-up could be worth it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
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 kJ | 45 | 41 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 53 | 34 | 49 | 63 | 26 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.26m | 10:33AM1.35m | 10:48PM1.17m | 11:17AM1.29m | 11:36PM1.08m | 12:03PM1.23m | 00:25AM1.00m | 12:51PM1.17m | 1:17AM0.94m | 1:41PM1.13m | 2:11AM0.91m | 2:34PM1.10m | 3:07AM0.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM-0.01m | 4:17AM-0.00m | 4:46PM0.05m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:29PM0.13m | 5:30AM0.16m | 6:14PM0.21m | 6:09AM0.25m | 7:06PM0.28m | 6:57AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:17PM0.32m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 63 | 26 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 15 | ENE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 15 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 22 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 27 | 34 | 37 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 8 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 358 | 348 | 625 | 672 | 672 | 437 | 579 | 1145 | 437 | 15 | 617 | 0 | 438 | 1154 | 1061 | 394 | 1154 | 609 |
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