Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
S
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
36
35
36
29
28
36
36
36
35
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
34
25
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.13m
11:30AM1.36m
00:15AM1.08m
12:33PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.04m
5:10AM0.06m
6:09PM0.10m
6:02AM0.12m
7:15PM0.16m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
24
25
24
23
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21
24
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
20
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23
21
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20
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24
25
24
23
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