48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
43
25
17
22
35
39
30
41
41
42
40
24
22
19
10
10
6
9
13
14
24
29
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM1.10m
00:57AM1.29m
1:45PM1.09m
2:00AM1.23m
2:47PM1.10m
3:02AM1.19m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.12m
7:37AM0.07m
7:42PM0.18m
8:46AM0.09m
8:58PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
1
Temp °C
15
20
18
18
17
17
15
13
13
15
17
18
20
17
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
10
17
16
18
15
15
13
11
11
13
15
17
20
13
8
8
7
6
5
6
8
5
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
E
4
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
6
43
25
17
22
35
39
30
28
20
20
40
24
22
19
10
10
5
4
5
14
4
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
2
5
5
10
10
10
10
25
41
41
42
13
11
6
6
2
2
5
2
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
7
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
52
69
1
2
5
6
9
13
5
24
29
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1070
0
89
265
265
21
0
1
35
35
15
10
59
188
261
312
312
312
1053
1053
1053
1053
1053
522
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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