48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
11.6° 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: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
134
198
220
317
360
358
156
166
720
751
687
670
612
563
566
579
505
505
432
383
510
397
423
Wind (km/h)
30
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
20
ESE
35
NNE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:02AM1.19m
3:49PM1.13m
4:05AM1.16m
4:49PM1.18m
5:05AM1.16m
5:43PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.08m
10:06PM0.17m
10:44AM0.05m
11:04PM0.13m
11:32AM0.03m
11:56PM0.09m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
5
3
4
4
4
5
6
10
4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
16
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
4
1
1
19
156
130
49
37
29
16
10
6
4
4
380
423
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
18
16
11
7
7
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
60
134
198
220
317
360
358
152
166
720
751
687
670
612
563
566
579
505
505
432
383
510
397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
312
312
312
1151
522
556
234
181
166
234
295
1090
1090
1053
269
60
271
271
60
289
448
441
269
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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