48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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48th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)6s

Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
149
207
239
253
219
188
162
156
151
141
130
143
131
99
75
59
45
45
45
31
30
22
15
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.00m
10:56PM1.20m
11:36AM0.96m
11:39PM1.16m
12:23PM0.94m
00:26AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.21m
5:26AM0.13m
5:13PM0.26m
6:06AM0.18m
5:52PM0.30m
6:53AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
21
18
15
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
14
17
17
12
11
8
9
10
9
7
7
6
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
131
99
75
59
45
45
45
31
30
22
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
7
8
8
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
3
7
2
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
Energy kJ
115
149
207
239
253
219
188
162
156
151
141
130
143
1
1
1
1
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
247
1444
1445
649
1070
1074
1121
1272
1121
1154
1154
247
0
62
0
62
35
21
0
0
21
95
95
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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