Surf Forecasts:
Ocean City - 8th Street surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SSE swell with 268 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s 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 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 7s 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 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, honest look at what’s coming our way for Ocean City – 8th Street. Gotta be straight with you, this stretch of the forecast is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, frustrating gap with lackluster conditions before we finally get a flicker of hope.
We start off on Monday the 27th of July with nothing to write home about. Tiny swell around 1ft coming from the southeast, and a southerly wind is blowing cross-onshore, making it choppy and messy. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined wave energy is a weak 27 – just not enough push. This sad pattern sticks around for days. Tuesday the 28th sees a bump in height to 5ft, but the period is a dismal 6 seconds and the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s all close-out slop. The energy ticks up to 113 (moderate), but the quality is just poor.
We get a small break on Wednesday the 29th with a morning offshore wind from the WNW. The swell holds at 3ft, period at 7 seconds, and it’s clean. A longboard might get a few little knee-high runners, but the energy is a weak 63 – it’s surfable, but very ordinary. That brief window closes fast. The rest of the week and into the first weekend of August is a desert of tiny, weak, or onshore junk. Friday the 31st of July afternoon goes glassy with an ESE breeze, but the swell is down to 1ft – you’d be floating more than riding.
Now, mark your calendar for Monday the 3rd of August. This is the one true standout in the whole 16-day window. The morning shows a clean 4ft, and by the afternoon it pushes up to 5ft from the SSE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind goes light and cross-offshore from the WSW, making it clean. The combined energy jumps to 363, which is a solid moderate-to-strong push. This is the best on offer – a proper fun-size wave for a beginner-friendly break. The only downside? This spot can sometimes get crowded, so bring some patience.
After that, Tuesday the 4th of August morning has a little leftover clean 3ft, but it fades fast. The rest of the run from the 5th through to the 11th of August is a nightmare of small, weak, choppy, or onshore garbage. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the wind is almost always wrong. It’s a grim stretch. The energy numbers are all in the weak range (15 to 166).
So, bottom line: if you’ve got a board, save your energy for the 3rd of August. That’s your window. The rest is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 20 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 110 | 168 | 59 | 72 | 34 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 45 | 23 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.31m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.20m | 2:14AM0.10m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 168 | 59 | 72 | 34 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 45 | 23 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 5 | — | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | SW 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | NE 5 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 24 | 28 | 110 | — | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 366 | 457 | 960 | 1432 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 330 | 295 | 653 | 1226 | 71 |
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