Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
28
55
57
40
38
28
23
18
18
19
21
28
28
28
17
18
28
51
100
121
167
253
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
ESE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
5:36PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
11:22AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
3
4
1
7
6
Temp °C
16
15
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
12
4
4
5
6
7
9
6
5
7
7
8
10
8
6
6
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
48
47
28
44
33
40
38
28
18
10
10
10
21
28
28
28
17
17
17
10
9
9
9
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
6
13
14
14
13
26
26
23
23
18
18
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
13
6
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
4
12
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.4
N
3
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
4
25
55
57
1
3
19
2
5
18
28
51
100
121
167
253
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)
10
271
271
265
273
403
121
0
0
95
60
95
67
35
609
568
197
583
583
585
1317
1317
1090
198
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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