47th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° N 74.70° W

47th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 47th Street sea temperature is
25.1° C
1.9° 

47th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 47th Street today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 47th Street at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at 47th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.8
E
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
11
14
7
7
18
34
31
33
31
21
14
14
14
15
18
58
37
54
46
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
15
WSW
10
NE
5
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:43PM1.20m
3:04AM0.96m
3:35PM1.18m
4:02AM0.94m
4:32PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.28m
9:11PM0.32m
9:08AM0.32m
10:13PM0.31m
10:09AM0.32m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
27
1
4
5
4
10
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
25
21
21
20
19
22
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
29
28
26
27
24
24
20
19
22
23
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
25
25
25
26
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