Ocean City – 7th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Ocean City - 7th Street Surf Guide

Ocean City - 7th Street in New Jersey is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of Man-made danger (buoys etc..) and pollution.

Ocean City - 7th Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ocean City - 7th Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ocean City - 7th Street occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ocean City - 7th Street (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Ocean City - 7th Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in September while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

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

blown out

55%

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

too small

13%

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 - 7th Street Location Map

Interactive Ocean City - 7th Street 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 - 7th Street is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ocean City - 7th Street is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD), also in USA, 42 km (26 miles) away.

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Ocean City - 7th Street Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 16:04 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off

What does Ocean City - 7th Street look like?

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Tides at Ocean City - 7th Street

Current tide and informaton

For Ocean City, 9th Street Bridge, New Jersey, 2 km from Ocean City - 7th Street.

Next High Water: 12:56am | 1.1m

Next Low Water: 06:20pm | 0.31m

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Ocean City - 7th Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.6 °C) at Ocean City - 7th Street is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C).

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