48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
21.8° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
20
30
23
31
23
22
17
17
33
18
31
54
57
59
51
31
29
34
68
89
69
59
56
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
NW
0
ESE
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:34PM1.23m
4:51AM0.98m
5:24PM1.25m
5:46AM0.98m
6:12PM1.27m
6:36AM0.99m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.15m
11:04PM0.19m
11:03AM0.16m
11:51PM0.16m
11:47AM0.16m
00:37AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:28
 mm
2
12
10
9
2
Temp °C
22
23
23
24
25
23
22
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
27
29
29
24
23
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
20
21
24
21
20
22
24
22
20
19
18
19
23
23
27
28
29
24
25
23
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
40
15
1
23
31
23
22
17
17
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
8
8
9
69
59
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
7
20
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
20
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
9
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
30
1
1
1
2
2
1
33
18
31
54
57
59
51
31
29
34
68
89
46
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
160
93
263
153
160
160
222
404
404
1090
1053
1053
205
157
94
35
43
165
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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