Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
19
15
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
12
18
22
9
16
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
5
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05PM1.32m
9:33AM1.13m
9:40PM1.30m
10:10AM1.15m
10:16PM1.26m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.12m
3:36AM-0.00m
3:41PM0.12m
4:11AM-0.01m
4:20PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
23
23
22
22
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
23
23
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
27
25
23
24
24
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