48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.3°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
33
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
33
60
43
25
24
22
22
22
17
23
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
20
SSE
25
S
30
WNW
20
W
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
2
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
31
30
30
32
32
33
26
28
23
23
23
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
28
27
23
Feels °C
32
32
32
36
33
32
24
27
24
24
25
28
26
26
25
25
27
28
27
27
28
29
27
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
33
5
21
21
21
21
20
18
15
18
16
18
18
18
18
14
43
15
20
16
22
17
17
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
41
33
6
6
19
18
1
18
18
1
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
8
6
13
21
16
15
15
17
33
60
54
25
24
22
22
22
17
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
261
312
1272
2437
199
348
128
124
348
182
222
2437
1450
3089
1073
15
809
648
886
2437
2437
1187
196
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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