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Outside Shoals in Maryland is an exposed Offshore Break break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and sharks.

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Overall Outside Shoals Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Outside Shoals:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	North Assateague (The Wedge)	1 mi
Second closest break	Wedge	1 mi
Third closest break	The Inlet and Pier	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Assateague	6 mi
Fifth closest break	48th Street	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Outside Shoals:
Closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Potomac Buoy	70 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	81 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	91 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	103 mi
Tide stations nearest to Outside Shoals:
Closest tide station	Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay), Maryland	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Ocean City Inlet, Maryland	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (sub)	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland (2)	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Outside Shoals:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	140 mi
Second closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	152 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	155 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Liberty (United States)	158 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Roundtop (United States)	158 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Outside Shoals:
Closest city location	West Ocean City (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Ocean City (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Berlin (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ocean Pines (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Selbyville (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Outside Shoals is Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY) in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Outside Shoals is Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Patuxent River Nas Airport (NHK), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Outside Shoals and is 114 km (71 miles) away.