Ocean City - 8th Street surf break

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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 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 3.7°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 Monday (Feb 16) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Feb 16) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Feb 21) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Mon 16th Feb)3.5ft (1.0m) 7s
Best Surf 7PM (Mon 16th Feb)3.5ft (1.0m) 7s
Most Powerful 4PM (Mon 16th Feb)5ft (1.5m) 7s

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

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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)455546789899111211785666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3444368204134123947959661411986699751064932
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
10
NE
10
SSW
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
E
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.93
6:38AM
1.18
7:01PM
1.00
7:19AM
1.23
7:40PM
1.07
7:58AM
1.26
8:18PM
1.13
8:37AM
1.26
8:56PM
1.17
9:17AM
1.23
9:37PM
1.20
9:59AM
1.19
10:20PM
1.22
10:44AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.07
12:59PM
-0.02
1:06AM
0.02
1:42PM
-0.07
1:51AM
-0.03
2:22PM
-0.11
2:34AM
-0.07
2:59PM
-0.13
3:15AM
-0.09
3:35PM
-0.14
3:56AM
-0.09
4:11PM
-0.12
4:39AM
-0.07
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:50--6:48--6:48--6:46--6:45--6:43--6:41
Sunset5:32--5:34--5:35--5:37--5:37--5:38--5:39--
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---28-------21--51-94
Temp. °C8633511181192555581012115
Feels °C (?)430-11-5-3-4487-313115710112
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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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