Surf Forecasts:
Ocean City - 8th Street surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, S swell with 121 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ocean City - 8th Street this week:
The surf forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ocean City - 8th Street in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Ocean City - 8th Street. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The first decent chance doesn't show up until Wednesday morning, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. The pattern is dominated by weak, short-period windswell and onshore breezes, making for a lot of choppy, bumpy, and blown-out conditions. There’s a solid gap of poor surf from the start, and the few moments that are surfable are just barely that.
The first real chance to get wet comes on Wednesday, July 29th. The morning brings a glassy window with a light WNW breeze at 3 mph. We’ve got a weak 3ft swell coming from the SE, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined wave energy is a modest 96. It’s surfable, but the waves are very ordinary – small, weak, and gutless. The afternoon holds the same vibe, with glassy conditions and a 3ft SE swell, period 7 seconds, and energy picking up to 118. It’s still pretty average. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is about normal for this time of year.
Thursday, July 30th is the closest thing we have to a standout, and it’s still a marginal call. The morning brings a clean, offshore wind from the NW at 9 mph. The swell drops to 2ft from the SE, with an 8-second period and wave energy of 63. It’s tiny, but the offshore wind will make it look a whole lot better than anything else on offer. It’s the cleanest surf of the whole period, but don’t expect much power. The afternoon turns cross-offshore with a NNE breeze, but the swell stays small.
After that, it’s grim. From Friday, July 31st, right through to the end of the forecast on August 12th, the surf is consistently poor. We’ve got a mix of cross-on, onshore, and choppy winds, with swell heights barely creeping above 2ft and periods that are short and weak. The combined energy rarely breaks 50. There’s a brief moment on Monday, August 3rd with a glassy morning and a 2ft swell, but it’s quickly blown out by the afternoon. Then on Tuesday, August 11th, the swell tries to push up to 4ft from the ENE, but it’s a messy, cross-onshore wind at 12 mph, making it a choppy mess. The energy is 151, but the quality is terrible.
This is a classic summer flat spell for the area. The breaks are fairly consistent, but the energy just isn’t there. If you’re desperate, the Wednesday morning glass-off or the Thursday morning offshore are your only shots at a clean, tiny wave. For the rest of it, leave the board in the car and enjoy the beach.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 40 | 74 | 91 | 77 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 121 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.05m | 8:28PM1.34m | 8:53AM1.09m | 9:06PM1.34m | 9:30AM1.11m | 9:43PM1.33m | 10:07AM1.14m | 10:19PM1.30m | 10:44AM1.16m | 10:57PM1.26m | 11:24AM1.19m | 11:38PM1.21m | 12:07PM1.21m | 00:22AM1.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.18m | 2:57AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.17m | 3:36AM0.05m | 3:39PM0.15m | 4:13AM0.03m | 4:17PM0.15m | 4:46AM0.04m | 4:54PM0.15m | 5:18AM0.05m | 5:32PM0.16m | 5:51AM0.06m | 6:15PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 1 | 91 | 77 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 29 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | E 5 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | — | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 40 | 74 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 121 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 960 | 1335 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 159 | 234 | 55 | 116 | 350 | 350 | 1168 | 1168 | 960 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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