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48th Street in Delaware is an exposed beach/Jetty break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall 48th Street Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to 48th Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ocean City	1 mi
Second closest break	120th Street	3 mi
Third closest break	The Inlet and Pier	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Fenwick	6 mi
Fifth closest break	North Assateague (The Wedge)	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to 48th Street:
Closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	20 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Potomac Buoy	75 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	88 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	89 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	96 mi
Tide stations nearest to 48th Street:
Closest tide station	Fenwick Island Light, Delaware	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay, Maryland	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland	5 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay), Maryland	5 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ocean City Inlet, Maryland	5 mi
Ski Resorts closest to 48th Street:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	134 mi
Second closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	146 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	149 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Roundtop (United States)	155 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Liberty (United States)	156 mi
Town and city forecasts close to 48th Street:
Closest city location	Ocean City (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Ocean Pines (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	West Ocean City (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Berlin (United States)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Selbyville (United States)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to 48th Street is Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY) in USA, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to 48th Street is Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA is 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to 48th Street and is 108 km (67 miles) away.