48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
10
64
59
59
44
31
33
60
65
65
65
57
75
91
120
86
85
80
108
80
58
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
20
S
5
S
10
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM1.14m
5:36PM1.32m
6:02AM1.18m
6:26PM1.43m
6:56AM1.21m
7:15PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.04m
00:08AM0.05m
12:10PM-0.02m
1:01AM-0.03m
1:00PM-0.05m
1:54AM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
15
16
17
17
16
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
9
5
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
7
9
11
14
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
17
17
16
9
9
9
9
23
31
33
60
65
65
65
57
75
91
120
86
85
80
108
80
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
S
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.5
E
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
20
10
10
17
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
35
43
43
25
23
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
4
0.5
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
9
10
10
4
2
3
3
3
1
40
7
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
14
16
16
35
64
59
59
44
1
7
4
3
5
4
9
11
12
8
3
2
1
3
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)
261
585
998
1003
569
672
22
10
21
160
95
1
157
0
1
1
84
10
10
59
62
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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