48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (09 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
27
28
52
59
50
44
75
102
98
94
107
112
96
93
77
77
67
67
54
52
44
35
52
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16AM1.10m
2:01PM0.97m
2:08AM1.09m
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.34m
7:49AM0.23m
7:58PM0.35m
8:49AM0.21m
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
18
17
17
16
18
20
21
22
19
15
14
13
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
15
16
17
16
18
18
18
19
17
12
11
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
107
112
96
93
77
77
67
67
54
52
44
35
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
13
13
13
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.7
NE
3
1
NE
4
1.1
ENE
5
Energy kJ
30
18
28
52
59
50
44
75
102
98
94
13
11
9
35
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
209
199
141
89
431
557
431
243
233
157
15
0
0
0
8
87
87
42
0
59
67
74
60
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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