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48th Street (Ocean City), United States

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Ocean City Beach During Hurricane Earl
Near 48th Street (Ocean City). Photo: Mrs. Gemstone from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About 48th Street (Ocean City)

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (104°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (284°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ocean City, 5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), direct.

    See flights MDW → BWI · Skyscanner from about £125 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to 48th Street (Ocean City).

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct85 ft8 s272kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct186 ft9 s537kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct247 ft8 s589kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct286 ft8 s525kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct396 ft8 s381kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct123 ft5 s56kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct63 ft5 s29kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct173 ft5 s53kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct122 ft5 s29kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct143 ft7 s67kJ18°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to BWI, then 3h 10 by road. About 6h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Porkies

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Porkies

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Inlet Shoals

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to BWI, then 3h 10 by road. About 6h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Ocean City each day: 48th Street (Ocean City), 77th Street, OCMD, Cumbuscuits, Inlet Shoals, Porkies, Wedge, Weiners.

The trip from Ocean City, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £920–£1,640 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BWI, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£125–£260
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£920–£1,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Ocean City

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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