Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
87
85
83
60
58
57
56
38
38
37
36
36
37
37
35
68
67
52
53
36
35
34
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.15m
8:28PM1.38m
8:49AM1.12m
9:04PM1.35m
9:28AM1.09m
9:40PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.05m
2:53AM0.00m
2:53PM0.08m
3:33AM0.02m
3:29PM0.12m
4:10AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
9
7
8
11
13
14
15
13
12
12
13
9
7
6
5
4
5
9
7
5
5
4
7
7
3
0
1
2
5
7
11
7
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
116
87
85
83
60
58
57
56
38
38
37
36
36
37
37
35
68
67
52
53
36
35
34
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
8
5
3
1
1
3
6
9
10
20
8
9
6
6
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
N
4
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
5
1
4
12
10
1
1
2
7
13
17
9
6
5
11
15
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)
35
42
555
554
495
189
0
11
83
83
83
394
0
0
67
74
153
153
0
0
262
238
430
555
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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