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48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
4.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)66677777788881212777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146165158255998456442924171319333122621751046740292019
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
30
S
45
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
1.01
3:15PM
0.82
3:41AM
1.01
4:19PM
0.85
4:43AM
1.05
5:19PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.30
9:28AM
0.26
9:29PM
0.29
10:27AM
0.22
10:32PM
0.24
11:18AM
0.15
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---7:16-------7:15-------7:13----
Sunset------7:02-------7:04-------7:05-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C171819156402333346711111196791010
Feels °C (?)1213159-3-5-7-6-3-3-2-2-4-5-50131-1-1246
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