48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
22.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
31
34
21
21
21
30
21
20
13
16
13
19
20
21
22
34
33
33
33
25
21
21
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:30PM1.30m
10:03AM1.04m
10:06PM1.27m
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.16m
4:05AM0.03m
4:01PM0.17m
4:40AM0.04m
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
24
24
24
24
25
29
30
30
28
27
27
27
27
32
33
33
31
28
25
27
25
31
32
Feels °C
24
22
22
23
24
25
30
29
28
27
27
28
29
29
36
33
33
30
29
25
28
25
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
32
32
21
21
21
21
21
30
21
20
13
13
13
15
10
11
11
34
33
33
24
25
12
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
9
17
17
9
9
9
9
9
17
8
16
8
11
11
21
22
33
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
19
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
28
31
31
34
27
21
15
16
28
31
26
27
22
24
11
6
10
21
24
28
39
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
672
672
614
607
193
95
9
196
672
209
195
15
62
1
21
1154
15
182
160
71
0
21
188
94
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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