48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.3° C

2.8°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
22
46
53
33
24
21
27
27
27
29
24
31
25
30
24
23
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
S
25
S
10
WSW
25
ENE
20
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
00:58AM1.12m
1:37PM1.20m
1:52AM1.08m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
7:09AM0.09m
8:01PM0.25m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
4
7
4
3
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
27
25
25
23
23
25
27
27
27
26
23
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
21
21
Feels °C
25
27
28
29
27
25
29
22
24
28
29
28
29
27
23
27
27
28
28
28
29
25
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
18
11
11
18
18
18
14
14
15
16
21
17
17
17
29
24
31
25
30
24
15
10
10
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
18
18
18
2
18
18
24
24
24
24
23
23
12
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
4
3
6
6
6
22
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
10
7
10
22
46
53
33
24
21
27
27
27
15
15
5
2
2
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1121
1121
1121
3137
1476
1064
0
987
1153
95
2437
2437
438
1153
21
21
0
0
0
261
269
271
271
261
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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