Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
21.9° C

2.6°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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
20
10
19
10
19
32
32
31
49
58
44
69
74
71
75
86
192
179
62
45
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.24m
9:33PM1.53m
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:25AM-0.16m
3:22PM-0.06m
4:16AM-0.16m
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
24
25
23
22
24
24
24
27
30
30
30
29
26
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
17
18
18
20
20
20
22
22
23
21
19
22
23
22
24
27
27
29
30
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
1
10
2
10
19
32
32
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
85
86
62
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
8
8
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
6
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
20
1
19
3
3
31
49
58
44
69
74
71
75
86
192
179
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
181
222
291
1053
430
262
279
313
261
490
60
1507
197
2750
1053
1061
1061
989
1107
3096
70
31
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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