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48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)99899888888888910101010109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)977328403635383730333434353537456565385478515757
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
1.02
8:19AM
1.24
8:45PM
1.04
8:56AM
1.22
9:24PM
1.06
9:36AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
-0.10
2:16AM
-0.02
2:52PM
-0.11
2:55AM
-0.02
3:27PM
-0.12
3:34AM
-0.01
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:11-
Sunset5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C441-3-5-6-6-3-2-3-3-4-4-4-1124566448
Feels °C (?)-4-3-7-11-14-15-15-13-11-10-9-10-8-8-7-8-8-5-4-2-3-2-23
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