Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDT
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
41
35
36
37
36
23
23
23
16
16
16
17
17
17
44
33
45
33
33
33
32
32
26
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31AM1.08m
5:11PM1.26m
5:26AM1.06m
5:59PM1.30m
6:17AM1.06m
6:43PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.08m
11:32PM0.14m
11:39AM0.09m
00:19AM0.11m
12:21PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
7
4
1
1
1
16
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
21
23
21
22
20
18
18
18
19
22
23
22
18
22
22
21
19
21
21
21
21
20
22
21
23
24
22
23
22
19
19
17
18
21
21
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
26
35
35
36
37
36
23
23
23
16
16
16
17
17
17
44
33
45
33
33
33
32
32
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
42
41
28
28
28
19
18
19
11
11
11
5
11
11
11
4
18
14
14
14
8
14
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
11
10
4
4
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
60
4
0
10
14
1
1
21
1
1
1
1
0
8
0
0
0
62
0
291
347
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
5
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