48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
12.5° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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 Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
45
31
31
23
23
25
15
15
13
30
27
27
28
49
62
71
110
126
121
92
85
82
91
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
12:23PM0.94m
00:26AM1.12m
1:12PM0.94m
1:16AM1.10m
2:01PM0.97m
2:08AM1.09m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.30m
6:53AM0.22m
6:43PM0.34m
7:49AM0.23m
7:58PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
15
16
16
14
13
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
8
8
10
8
8
7
6
6
9
12
10
10
8
8
10
10
11
11
11
15
17
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
59
45
31
31
23
23
25
15
15
9
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
85
82
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
N
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
2
7
1
1
9
16
15
14
4
13
5
5
2
5
5
5
5
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
N
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
3
3
7
6
6
6
6
6
14
1
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
5
3
6
9
30
21
21
30
49
62
71
110
126
121
92
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
1
1
Distance (km)
62
62
312
404
184
21
160
160
160
195
195
188
94
157
215
431
556
431
222
1508
0
0
1
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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