Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
Period(s) (?)666777766666666667766665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120146190205154131104951041011301018578109523336385569595447
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
1.33
7:56AM
1.26
8:20PM
1.36
8:36AM
1.23
8:58PM
1.36
9:15AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
-0.05
2:11PM
-0.08
2:36AM
-0.06
2:50PM
-0.05
3:17AM
-0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:43-------6:41--
Sunset7:22-------7:22-------7:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------152-1---------
Temp. °C2219191817162023232020181717181078101215172021
Feels °C (?)17131312121117202016181715151851361116151717
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