48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
363
371
493
304
258
251
263
230
281
371
461
402
394
333
320
268
262
216
220
220
188
196
157
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:05AM1.16m
5:43PM1.25m
5:59AM1.16m
6:31PM1.31m
6:47AM1.17m
7:13PM1.36m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.13m
11:32AM0.03m
11:56PM0.09m
12:16PM0.02m
00:44AM0.05m
12:57PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:46
7:47
7:49
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
13
3
2
3
4
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
1.8
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
493
304
258
251
263
230
281
371
461
402
394
333
320
268
262
216
220
220
188
196
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
0.3
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
Energy kJ
346
363
371
366
1
12
19
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1053
60
60
60
60
265
289
247
283
60
60
60
60
60
437
358
283
184
15
15
15
184
403
431
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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