48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
21.8° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

48th 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 48th Street today (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
63
48
35
26
25
17
17
17
17
20
16
15
15
44
68
75
96
121
121
126
162
148
148
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM1.22m
8:39PM1.56m
9:20AM1.24m
9:33PM1.53m
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:27PM-0.07m
3:25AM-0.16m
3:22PM-0.06m
4:16AM-0.16m
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
25
23
21
20
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
21
23
26
26
23
22
25
24
24
Feels °C
18
20
22
22
20
18
14
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
22
24
26
27
24
21
23
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
64
63
48
35
26
25
17
17
17
17
1
16
15
15
44
68
75
5
10
10
10
9
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
7
7
3
1
7
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
7
7
7
2
1
1
2
1
2
5
2
1
1
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
17
9
1
1
2
20
1
1
1
96
121
121
126
162
148
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
95
0
21
21
274
160
273
333
1187
1064
1053
261
188
197
184
0
0
5
15
431
431
431
244
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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