48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
21.9° C

1.4°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
31
27
21
22
32
47
40
40
14
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
33
17
31
54
74
76
56
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
NE
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.23m
3:54AM1.01m
4:34PM1.23m
4:51AM0.98m
5:24PM1.25m
5:46AM0.98m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.12m
10:11PM0.22m
10:17AM0.15m
11:04PM0.19m
11:03AM0.16m
11:51PM0.16m
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:28
 mm
3
6
18
Temp °C
26
24
21
20
19
19
18
17
22
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
30
28
19
18
17
18
16
14
20
21
20
22
22
21
21
21
23
20
20
18
18
20
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
39
31
27
21
22
32
47
40
40
14
3
18
17
17
17
17
17
4
4
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
9
9
7
5
14
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
N
4
0.3
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
13
19
7
10
11
8
17
1
1
1
1
33
17
31
54
74
76
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
160
265
261
273
333
160
285
21
95
205
205
222
160
222
273
404
2437
1145
1107
190
87
87
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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