48th Street surf break

48th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 48th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
37
35
22
32
41
71
187
199
148
127
123
130
171
275
291
194
139
110
117
91
94
98
104
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM1.04m
10:17PM1.26m
10:51AM1.00m
10:56PM1.20m
11:36AM0.96m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.04m
4:04PM0.16m
4:48AM0.09m
4:38PM0.21m
5:26AM0.13m
5:13PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
17
17
15
16
17
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
18
19
19
5
5
7
10
10
11
9
10
11
10
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
52
37
35
22
22
14
16
16
16
16
8
6
6
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
15
15
6
6
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
6
25
35
36
32
41
71
187
199
148
127
123
130
171
275
291
194
139
110
117
91
94
98
104
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
233
261
312
1445
2105
2110
431
2105
431
247
431
1444
1444
1444
1444
1070
1070
1070
431
247
1154
431
247
220
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
5
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