
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 40 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 59 | 74 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 80 | 69 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.28m | 2:35AM1.03m | 3:05PM1.30m | 3:45AM1.02m | 4:14PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:55PM0.21m | 8:45AM0.14m | 10:07PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
40 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
49 | 40 | 13 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 59 | 74 | 49 | — | 30 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 80 | 69 | — | 24 | 32 | 37 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 223 | 214 | 1063 | 1152 | 1110 | 214 | 190 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 43 | 1445 | 238 | 60 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 209 | 60 |
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