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48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA
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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 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
138 | 119 | 102 | 119 | 149 | 207 | 275 | 309 | 226 | 188 | 162 | 156 | 137 | 122 | 126 | 156 | 193 | 99 | 85 | 77 | 59 | 45 | 41 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.00m | 10:56PM1.20m | 11:36AM0.96m | 11:39PM1.16m | 12:23PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.09m | 4:38PM0.21m | 5:26AM0.13m | 5:13PM0.26m | 6:06AM0.18m | 5:52PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 104 | 99 | 85 | 77 | 59 | 45 | 41 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
138 | 119 | 102 | 119 | 149 | 207 | 275 | 309 | 226 | 188 | 162 | 156 | 137 | 122 | 126 | 156 | 193 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 431 | 431 | 1444 | 1444 | 1445 | 1450 | 1070 | 1121 | 1107 | 1121 | 1121 | 1154 | 1154 | 1154 | 15 | 21 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 94 | 0 | 153 |
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