Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
16
16
22
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
43
35
27
20
17
18
17
22
12
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
15
SSE
25
SSE
50
WNW
30
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
5
SW
10
E
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
00:58AM1.12m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
1
3
3
3
1
1
6
8
3
3
1
Temp °C
30
30
32
32
32
23
24
29
24
24
26
26
27
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
25
25
22
22
Feels °C
33
33
37
34
32
17
21
30
25
26
30
27
27
25
30
27
28
28
29
30
30
29
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
5
21
21
16
16
16
14
12
13
14
12
14
14
14
7
35
15
8
8
8
9
9
12
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
22
3
3
15
5
14
14
7
22
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
14
1
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
4
9
22
12
11
11
16
43
27
20
17
18
17
13
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
261
313
356
2204
1486
194
10
95
160
380
2275
3022
2204
1107
0
60
1153
490
21
2438
21
0
275
11
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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