48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
22.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

48th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 48th Street today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
41
43
42
40
40
41
52
21
21
21
21
30
29
32
27
20
16
22
19
21
41
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:24AM1.04m
9:30PM1.30m
10:03AM1.04m
10:06PM1.27m
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.04m
3:22PM0.16m
4:05AM0.03m
4:01PM0.17m
4:40AM0.04m
4:38PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
28
29
29
26
26
27
27
26
31
33
35
33
29
Feels °C
22
22
22
24
22
22
21
20
21
22
24
29
29
27
24
26
28
29
28
34
35
35
33
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
40
41
43
42
40
32
32
21
21
21
21
21
30
21
13
20
20
13
22
10
21
41
33
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
17
17
9
9
9
9
9
17
8
16
16
11
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
18
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
8
9
9
13
27
40
41
52
57
38
28
21
24
29
32
27
28
28
25
18
7
10
22
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
188
15
15
184
672
619
619
614
196
193
184
9
658
607
220
190
15
5
0
1
184
31
182
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
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