48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 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
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.2
NE
5
0.8
E
6
1
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
1.1
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
99
96
79
65
35
71
44
68
68
41
28
22
18
23
46
45
43
29
28
28
17
17
48
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
W
10
NW
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
11:22AM0.04m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
22
23
18
15
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
18
19
16
12
8
5
5
3
6
6
8
7
6
5
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
0.3
E
9
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
E
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
104
14
96
79
65
35
51
40
42
53
41
28
20
18
17
23
45
43
29
28
28
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
N
3
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
14
5
14
14
6
13
14
44
14
34
33
23
22
18
23
1
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
3
13
13
13
13
27
14
4
13
13
12
12
12
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
0.5
NNE
3
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NE
4
0.6
E
8
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
4
Energy kJ
99
5
31
71
35
68
68
1
11
46
1
3
5
9
18
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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)
403
42
0
60
263
271
263
60
35
94
0
0
0
59
95
233
568
609
568
584
188
196
261
1458
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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