Ocean City Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Maryland, USA)

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Ocean City Surf Guide

Ocean City in Maryland is an exposed beach break. Offshore winds blow from the west northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Take care of rips and locals.

Ocean City Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3		12.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ocean City:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ocean City occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ocean City (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Ocean City with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in July while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ocean City Location Map

Interactive Ocean City surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ocean City is Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY) in USA, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ocean City is Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), also in USA, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ocean City Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	SSE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Ocean City look like?

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Tides at Ocean City

Current tide and informaton

For Fenwick Island Light, Delaware, 5 km from Ocean City.

Next High Water: 11:36am | 0.96m

Next Low Water: 05:13pm | 0.26m

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Ocean City Sea Temperature

Mild or warm air temperatures (wind chill 16.0 °C) and rather cooler water temperatures (12.5 °C) at Ocean City today. Surfers will need a quality spring wetsuit and perhaps a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.