Ocean City - 8th Street Surf Forecast

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USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (39.28° N 74.57° W)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 Aug 2025 EDT

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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 22.9° C
(Which is normal 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 (Aug 25) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 28) at 11AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8PM (Mon 25th Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf	8PM (Mon 25th Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful	2AM (Fri 29th Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m) 6s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Mon 25		Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	S	S	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	6	8	7	7	9	8	4	6	6	5	8	5	5	8	7	6	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	92	65	45	24	22	21	18	33	27	41	143	39	20	19	9	9	9	12	12	22	17
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NNW	WSW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	SW	S	SSW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	SSW	W	N	SE	NNW	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		10:32PM 1.27	11:01AM 1.26		11:09PM 1.20	11:40AM 1.23		11:46PM 1.12	12:20PM 1.20		12:25AM 1.05	1:01PM 1.17		1:07AM 0.99	1:46PM 1.14		1:55AM 0.93		2:36PM 1.12	2:52AM 0.89
Low Tide / height (m)	4:33PM 0.07	4:55AM 0.03		5:11PM 0.11		5:27AM 0.08	5:48PM 0.17		5:59AM 0.14	6:27PM 0.23		6:32AM 0.21	7:12PM 0.29		7:09AM 0.27		8:09PM 0.33	8:01AM 0.32		9:16PM 0.34	9:12AM 0.35

	Mon 25		Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31
Sunrise	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:26
Sunset	7:39	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	26	22	25	24	22	24	23	22	24	22	20	23	21	19	22	22	21	23	21	21
Feels °C (?)	27	24	20	21	21	19	21	19	19	21	17	18	22	17	16	19	19	19	20	19	19

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Ocean City - 8th Street (moderate winds from the W at Atlantic City Airport 21 km from Ocean City - 8th Street). 1.1m 7s swell from the SE with a 0.5m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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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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