48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
0.2° C
(Which is 4.8°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 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.1
SE
1.5
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)111112121212111111556668777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101121841871391341611511846391109116148147206147126826535241515
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
SE
15
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.19
8:35AM
1.25
8:57PM
1.22
9:17AM
1.21
9:40PM
1.24
10:03AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
-0.15
2:39AM
-0.09
2:59PM
-0.16
3:20AM
-0.09
3:34PM
-0.14
4:04AM
-0.06
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:46-------6:45-------6:43--
Sunset5:40-------5:42-------5:43-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1532--1---------
Temp. °C13141412756677778991112141197678
Feels °C (?)10111110401110123467910531112
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