Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
21.3° C

1.6°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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
79
59
55
62
81
95
73
66
44
26
26
18
18
19
18
18
18
12
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
12:13PM1.23m
00:22AM1.31m
1:08PM1.23m
1:16AM1.23m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.02m
5:56AM-0.09m
6:04PM0.09m
6:47AM-0.02m
7:04PM0.16m
7:41AM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
26
30
32
31
26
23
22
21
19
17
20
22
22
21
19
19
23
25
26
26
24
22
20
20
Feels °C
23
28
31
30
24
21
22
22
20
17
21
22
19
18
16
16
20
21
23
25
21
19
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
59
55
62
81
95
73
66
44
26
26
18
18
19
18
18
18
12
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
4
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
1
7
6
6
6
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
51
79
7
5
4
6
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3043
3021
3043
1
87
87
1
0
0
0
1
21
153
164
181
438
153
164
181
181
160
160
332
60
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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