Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
24.9° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
19
26
28
20
24
42
50
74
50
32
54
42
22
34
49
153
57
51
64
47
44
23
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM1.03m
3:05PM1.30m
3:45AM1.02m
4:14PM1.33m
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.14m
10:07PM0.17m
9:58AM0.12m
11:11PM0.09m
11:04AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
29
30
30
28
25
26
25
25
28
31
32
29
29
25
26
24
28
31
31
29
29
Feels °C
30
30
29
31
30
29
29
26
28
28
27
29
32
32
29
31
28
27
25
29
33
32
29
30
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