48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
27
26
33
31
29
28
18
17
17
16
10
35
54
61
39
15
31
43
47
46
38
62
72
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
10
SSW
15
SW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
5:36PM1.32m
6:02AM1.18m
6:26PM1.43m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
11:22AM0.04m
00:08AM0.05m
12:10PM-0.02m
1:01AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
3
5
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
12
12
11
6
5
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
10
8
12
8
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
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
0.3
E
7
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
19
27
26
33
31
29
28
18
17
17
16
9
9
9
9
9
15
31
43
47
46
38
62
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
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
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
11
23
23
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
20
10
10
10
8
8
4
4
9
10
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
12
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
10
10
10
10
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
5
14
21
24
21
28
35
54
61
39
24
2
2
2
4
6
10
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)
1
196
35
568
568
1151
579
584
261
261
569
672
882
832
76
0
1
95
160
0
182
165
95
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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