Surf Forecasts:
Ocean City - 8th Street surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 24 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, E swell with 3,388 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE 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 Monday (Sep 21) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ocean City - 8th Street in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 24) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 26) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 93 | 79 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 78 | 236 | 588 | 868 | 909 | 1067 | 1458 | 1931 | 3331 | 3388 | 1369 | 988 | 1293 | 1373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.10m | 3:27AM0.88m | 3:59PM1.10m | 4:36AM0.91m | 5:02PM1.12m | 5:39AM0.98m | 5:59PM1.18m | 6:31AM1.07m | 6:48PM1.24m | 7:14AM1.16m | 7:31PM1.29m | 7:53AM1.26m | 8:11PM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.31m | 9:49AM0.37m | 10:42PM0.27m | 10:50AM0.33m | 11:33PM0.21m | 11:44AM0.27m | 00:19AM0.15m | 12:33PM0.20m | 1:03AM0.09m | 1:20PM0.13m | 1:44AM0.03m | 2:05PM0.06m | 2:25AM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1825 | 1747 | 1369 | 988 | 698 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 93 | 79 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 236 | 588 | 868 | 909 | 1067 | 1458 | 1931 | 3331 | 3388 | — | — | 1293 | 1373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1176 | 543 | 505 | 777 | 0 | 290 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 974 | 1168 | 1393 | 2418 | 544 | 675 | 1547 | 544 | 543 | 555 | 543 |
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