Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.4°C
2.3° 

Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ocean City today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
64
63
43
41
40
40
31
30
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
13
13
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:21AM1.09m
12:45PM1.30m
1:23AM1.05m
1:47PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.15m
6:13AM0.11m
7:24PM0.20m
7:15AM0.16m
8:42PM0.21m
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clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
27
30
31
31
28
26
25
24
27
31
33
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
27
28
28
26
29
33
33
34
30
27
26
25
28
33
35
24
27
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