Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City - 8th Street today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City - 8th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 30 | 35 | 64 | 65 | 103 | 180 | 208 | 277 | 306 | 392 | 470 | 526 | 587 | 675 | 645 | 724 | 828 | 963 | 1131 | 1203 | 1548 | 1670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36AM0.91m | 5:02PM1.12m | 5:39AM0.98m | 5:59PM1.18m | 6:31AM1.07m | 6:48PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.33m | 11:33PM0.21m | 11:44AM0.27m | 00:19AM0.15m | 12:33PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 35 | 64 | 65 | 103 | 180 | 208 | 277 | 306 | 392 | 470 | 526 | 587 | 675 | 645 | 724 | 828 | 963 | 1131 | 1203 | 1548 | 1670 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 290 | 366 | 960 | 960 | 968 | 1094 | 341 | 341 | 544 | 555 | 675 | 997 | 555 | 544 | 601 | 544 | 544 | 1393 | 2309 | 2309 | 1117 | 1096 |
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