Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 EDT
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
22
26
25
33
42
101
148
116
95
92
108
154
217
255
173
122
98
125
86
77
92
64
77
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM1.04m
10:17PM1.26m
10:51AM1.00m
10:56PM1.20m
11:36AM0.96m
11:39PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.04m
4:04PM0.16m
4:48AM0.09m
4:38PM0.21m
5:26AM0.13m
5:13PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
12
12
16
17
17
15
16
17
16
16
19
20
18
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
6
7
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
13
13
11
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
35
22
22
12
13
14
16
16
6
6
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
22
26
25
33
42
101
148
116
95
92
108
154
217
255
173
122
98
125
86
77
92
64
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
555
1445
261
613
246
430
430
430
430
1445
246
1496
1445
1071
1071
1071
246
1071
1446
430
1154
1115
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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