48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (30 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
4
1.1
NE
4
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
50
36
24
39
194
109
237
231
263
274
250
209
173
131
128
92
88
65
60
60
59
62
Wind (km/h)
20
W
40
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46AM1.07m
8:01PM1.35m
8:26AM1.06m
8:38PM1.34m
9:06AM1.05m
9:15PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.12m
2:30AM0.04m
2:24PM0.14m
3:11AM0.04m
3:04PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
8:17
Temp °C
18
17
14
17
17
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
19
17
17
15
15
10
5
9
11
5
7
10
11
9
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
15
19
18
18
14
14
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
11
10
7
5
6
6
3
41
237
231
263
274
250
209
173
131
128
92
88
65
60
60
59
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
3
7
7
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
8
3
3
3
3
3
15
11
6
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
7
7
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
4
1.1
NE
4
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
21
7
50
36
24
39
194
109
1
7
10
16
19
20
31
11
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
555
522
832
1121
1121
428
42
0
0
0
35
556
449
233
205
15
0
0
21
234
261
272
295
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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