48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
29
28
18
17
17
10
10
41
42
35
29
28
30
35
47
49
41
82
103
103
105
147
151
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
5:36PM1.32m
6:02AM1.18m
6:26PM1.43m
6:56AM1.21m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.15m
11:22AM0.04m
00:08AM0.05m
12:10PM-0.02m
1:01AM-0.03m
1:00PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
14
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
12
12
16
15
14
12
11
10
9
13
15
6
8
8
7
8
8
11
10
10
10
12
16
13
6
5
12
7
8
6
5
4
2
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
44
29
28
18
17
17
9
9
9
9
9
29
28
30
35
47
49
41
82
103
103
105
147
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
4
8
4
10
10
8
1
69
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
10
10
10
10
4
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
5
13
19
24
22
35
41
42
35
17
2
2
2
3
4
9
12
14
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
568
572
568
584
584
585
672
672
672
672
35
21
21
160
182
0
153
153
94
0
1
83
10
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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