Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 8PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 64 | 53 | 99 | 167 | 163 | 181 | 186 | 202 | 240 | 147 | 120 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.13m | 2:11AM0.91m | 2:34PM1.10m | 3:07AM0.91m | 3:31PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:17PM0.32m | 9:17AM0.36m | 10:14PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 26 | — | 12 | 12 | 57 | 65 | 54 | 240 | 147 | 120 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 9 | E 7 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 64 | 53 | 99 | 167 | 163 | 181 | 186 | 202 | 178 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 261 | 347 | 284 | 313 | 358 | 572 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 1154 | 1146 | 609 | 1157 | 438 | 438 | 358 | 1146 | 609 | 1146 | 11 |
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