Ocean City - 8th Street surf break

Ocean City - 8th Street surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 EST
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Ocean City - 8th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City - 8th Street sea temperature is
0.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ocean City - 8th Street this week:

The surf forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Feb 20) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s 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 12 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Feb 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Monday (Feb 23) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Fri 20th Feb)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s
Best Surf 7AM (Thu 26th Feb)6ft (1.8m) 8s
Most Powerful 4AM (Mon 23rd Feb)10ft (3.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, near gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed afternoon. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
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Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.6
E
2.1
E
3
E
2.1
E
1.6
E
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.7
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)66777637111211111211161047877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)911004521838483178211865962871698725814123182155127
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NE
20
E
40
NE
50
N
35
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
E
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
1.22
10:44AM
1.13
11:08PM
1.22
11:35AM
1.06
12:01AM
1.20
12:30PM
0.98
12:59AM
1.18
1:33PM
0.92
2:04AM
1.15
2:44PM
0.89
3:16AM
1.15
4:01PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
-0.12
4:39AM
-0.07
4:50PM
-0.09
5:27AM
-0.02
5:34PM
-0.03
6:26AM
0.04
6:29PM
0.03
7:39AM
0.09
7:40PM
0.08
8:54AM
0.09
8:56PM
0.09
10:03AM
0.05
10:06PM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise6:43--6:41--6:41--6:39--6:37--6:37--6:35--
Sunset-5:39--5:40--5:42--5:43--5:44--5:45--5:46-
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heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
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cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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light snow
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
15----113---------1---28
Temp. °C89878531101-1-2-12245008
Feels °C (?)663232-6-11-12-9-6-9-9-6-4-3-10-4-50
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The above surf forecast table for Ocean City - 8th Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ocean City - 8th Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ocean City - 8th Street surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ocean City - 8th Street) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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