48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)899999988888888877777578
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)686803971113411081177108010259297014883192732322031691641611361711288513580
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SW
5
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
1.04
3:59PM
1.25
4:41AM
1.07
5:04PM
1.26
5:43AM
1.13
6:01PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.16
9:46AM
0.20
10:49PM
0.12
10:50AM
0.16
11:43PM
0.07
11:45AM
0.12
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------7:07-------7:05-------7:04-
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1211464222111111-21---
Temp. °C202020192020191920222223232323232221212120222324
Feels °C (?)141413121313121315192224242323232323232019222326
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Maryland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at 48th Street (light winds from the ENE at BUOY-OCIM2 8 km from 48th Street). A 2.6m swell from the E

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1 h 11 min ago

15 km/h
ENE
Cross-On
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