48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
13.6° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
111
38
46
50
57
57
65
67
64
42
77
175
200
163
107
199
102
95
95
76
102
52
39
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
NW
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15PM1.51m
7:47AM1.24m
8:03PM1.56m
8:39AM1.25m
8:53PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:00PM-0.05m
1:54AM-0.10m
1:51PM-0.07m
2:47AM-0.15m
2:43PM-0.08m
3:39AM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:06
Temp °C
13
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
18
19
19
19
19
22
25
24
24
24
24
24
22
7
11
13
17
15
13
13
13
15
15
15
12
13
14
15
16
20
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
62
111
37
39
50
57
57
65
67
64
42
41
37
23
23
107
111
102
95
7
7
5
28
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
N
4
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
30
5
33
34
35
33
26
46
36
34
56
37
38
23
15
15
7
4
4
4
5
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
6
38
46
16
15
15
7
7
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
9
1
1
5
7
14
36
77
175
200
163
65
199
95
76
102
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
67
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
184
431
431
1145
557
31
15
0
15
10
15
15
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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