Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.5°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
16
25
27
27
31
39
35
36
40
46
41
53
31
30
28
28
54
38
38
26
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:25PM1.31m
7:50AM1.16m
8:02PM1.34m
8:26AM1.21m
8:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.14m
1:47AM0.04m
1:55PM0.10m
2:26AM-0.00m
2:38PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
25
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
22
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
23
24
26
26
28
29
28
30
26
25
25
26
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