Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.6
NE
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
144
166
218
170
163
136
136
98
71
68
44
42
41
82
90
35
102
167
218
261
227
204
142
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:26AM1.06m
8:38PM1.34m
9:06AM1.05m
9:15PM1.31m
9:46AM1.02m
9:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.04m
2:24PM0.14m
3:11AM0.04m
3:04PM0.16m
3:50AM0.05m
3:42PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:17
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
16
17
18
20
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
9
11
10
14
14
15
17
13
13
15
17
19
14
12
11
10
10
8
6
6
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
153
144
166
218
170
163
136
136
98
71
68
44
42
7
4
4
5
6
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
11
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
329
1
4
6
11
17
25
41
82
90
35
102
167
218
261
227
204
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
0
0
0
31
262
9
14
82
0
0
0
193
273
350
490
428
449
555
289
673
1334
556
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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