Ocean City · Worcester County · Maryland
48th Street Surf Report & Forecast, OC, Maryland
48th Street, OC, Maryland: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 11 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the northwest, gusting 16 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.4 ft at 1:12 am.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 1.1 ft · 4 s · N
- Wind
- 11 mph (NW), gusts 16offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft fallinglow 0.4 ft at 1:12 am
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:53 pm
48th Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at 48th Street: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at 48th Street: 2 pm, Poor to Fair, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 3.8 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Fair | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 3.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 2.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 1.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 0.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 1.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (W) | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WSW) | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 3.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 1.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 1.6 ft |
48th Street waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at 48th Street arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 2.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 49 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 11% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
48th Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at 48th Street: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for 48th Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 12 s · ESE | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE | 7 mph offshore (W) | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · ESE | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 3 s · SE | 10 mph onshore (SE) | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 4 s · NNE | 22 mph offshore (NW) | 24 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 4 s · NNE | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 24 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 5 s · NNE | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 4 s · NNE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (N) | 11 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for 48th Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
48th Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at 48th Street today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.0 ft at 7:02 am, low 0.0 ft at 1:31 pm and high 2.9 ft at 7:30 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and falling.
48th Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 4.0 ft at 7:02 amLow 0.0 ft at 1:31 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 7:30 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:12 amHigh 4.2 ft at 7:44 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:17 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 8:05 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:52 amHigh 4.2 ft at 8:25 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:51 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:25 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:59 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:41 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:15 amHigh 4.3 ft at 9:43 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:11 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:57 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:28 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:12 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:58 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:51 amHigh 3.8 ft at 11:17 amLow 1.1 ft at 6 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:50 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.2 ft at 5:47 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:07 pmLow 1.0 ft at 6:48 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:47 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:47 amHigh 3.3 ft at 1:02 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
48th Street water temperature
The water temperature at 48th Street is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 40°F and an 11 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 60°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near 48th Street
- Ocean City Boardwalk2.5 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Ocean City Inlet & Pier3.4 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- 120th Street3.6 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- North Assateague4.4 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Fenwick Island, Delaware5.5 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
- Bethany Beach, Delaware11 mi N · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About 48th Street
48th Street is a beach break in Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, facing east-southeast. Also called Ocean City 48th Street, OCMD 48th Street and Forty Eighth Street.
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