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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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
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) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SW 4 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 7 | — | — | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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