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48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.9° C
 (Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Ocean City MD Live Cam | Inlet Beach South – Waves, Jetty & Classic OC Views

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (06 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)15101210109988777777766666664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178121817155014012371513726181898887361110
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.31
10:15PM
1.14
10:26AM
1.23
11:07PM
1.12
11:16AM
1.13
11:58PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
-0.19
4:10AM
-0.06
4:48PM
-0.12
5:00AM
0.02
5:33PM
-0.05
5:53AM
0.10
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset--4:53-------4:54-------4:55-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7991011111010111313117554568887810
Feels °C (?)455677567887211024554244
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