48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
7.3° 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 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
NE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)666666656666655566666555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1151611471191326853407764838080717899141111927761576277
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SE
15
S
0
SE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
1.36
8:36AM
1.23
8:58PM
1.36
9:15AM
1.19
9:35PM
1.33
9:54AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
-0.06
2:50PM
-0.05
3:17AM
-0.06
3:25PM
-0.01
3:56AM
-0.03
3:59PM
0.04
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:43-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------7:23-------7:23-------7:24-
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
7343--------------------
Temp. °C18161713976810121616192120192019181721232220
Feels °C (?)1816161452-136111616161715141515151419201815
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