48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

2.6°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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 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
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
31
51
51
49
60
58
59
81
88
97
92
123
137
204
99
140
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:20AM1.24m
9:33PM1.53m
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:25AM-0.16m
3:22PM-0.06m
4:16AM-0.16m
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
24
25
23
22
24
24
24
27
30
30
30
29
26
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
17
18
18
20
20
20
22
22
23
21
19
22
23
22
24
27
27
29
30
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
14
1.2
S
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
31
51
51
49
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
1
8
124
99
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
7
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
60
58
59
81
88
97
92
123
137
204
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
182
222
291
1053
431
261
278
312
261
489
59
1508
196
2750
1053
1061
1061
989
1107
3096
71
31
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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