Surf Forecasts:
Ocean City - 8th Street surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, SSW swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM. 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean City - 8th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the Ocean City – 8th Street stretch. Let’s be honest right off the bat, this isn't looking like the finest couple of weeks for a proper surf. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of tiny, weak waves with very mixed winds.
The water is currently sitting at 77°, which is about 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – you won't need a thick wetsuit, that's for sure.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, the first real flicker of life doesn’t show up until Monday, September 7th. Before that, we’ve got a whole stretch of gutless junk. Swell heights are barely cracking 2ft with the combined energy reading a measly 95 or lower early on. The wind is all over the place, swapping between cross and onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. It’s a total write-off.
Monday, September 7th though, we finally get something that’s at least surfable. It’s still tiny, about 2ft from the east with a period of 9 seconds, but the morning sees a clean cross-offshore breeze from the NNW. The wave energy is still very low at 58, so expect limp, gutless waves, but they’ll be clean enough to get wet on a longboard. Don’t expect much more than a knee-high dribble.
Honestly, the rest of the outlook is pretty bleak. All the following days are rated as poor conditions. You get a few more clean windows where the wind swings offshore or goes glassy, like the afternoon of Saturday, September 5th (clean with glassy conditions at 1ft) and the afternoon of Wednesday, September 16th when it goes glassy again with 3ft from the east. But the swell is just too weak and inconsistent to get excited about. The combined energy never pushes past a 93 for the whole period.
For a beginner, the small size is safe, but the inconsistent nature and frequent cross-chop will make it a frustrating paddle. Honestly, if you're after any kind of real push, this setup looks more interesting for a kite session than paddle surfing for most of the run.
In short: a very quiet 16 days with only a couple of brief windows for clean, tiny waves. Keep the board in the car and check the cams, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 44 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 94 | 70 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 61 | 112 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.08m | 1:26PM1.30m | 1:57AM1.02m | 2:28PM1.28m | 3:06AM0.98m | 3:37PM1.27m | 4:21AM1.00m | 4:51PM1.29m | 5:35AM1.07m | 5:59PM1.34m | 6:38AM1.17m | 6:57PM1.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.17m | 6:50AM0.13m | 8:01PM0.22m | 7:55AM0.19m | 9:18PM0.22m | 9:15AM0.21m | 10:30PM0.18m | 10:30AM0.19m | 11:32PM0.11m | 11:35AM0.13m | 00:29AM0.04m | 12:35PM0.06m | 1:20AM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 22 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 70 | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 61 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 106 | 55 | 246 | 2389 | 2483 | 159 | 165 | 246 | 11 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 290 | 340 | 322 |
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