48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
53
53
55
55
52
37
35
22
57
71
105
187
219
193
162
136
154
175
275
342
233
188
134
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.09m
9:40PM1.31m
10:08AM1.04m
10:17PM1.26m
10:51AM1.00m
10:56PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.12m
4:10AM0.04m
4:04PM0.16m
4:48AM0.09m
4:38PM0.21m
5:26AM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
10
12
14
14
14
12
11
12
16
18
17
15
16
17
16
16
18
20
18
16
16
16
15
16
1
4
6
9
8
5
4
6
9
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
11
8
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
53
53
53
55
55
52
37
35
22
22
14
16
16
16
16
8
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
23
25
13
4
14
15
15
6
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
21
14
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
23
15
11
7
6
24
35
36
57
71
105
187
219
193
162
136
154
175
275
342
233
188
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
261
121
0
10
15
404
555
2105
43
568
431
431
431
247
431
1860
1860
2416
2105
2105
1103
1072
1059
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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