Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
23
13
23
54
121
182
499
829
1097
275
281
321
252
201
129
104
94
178
59
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:13PM1.29m
8:37AM1.43m
8:54PM1.24m
9:17AM1.40m
9:34PM1.17m
Low Tide
2:13PM-0.04m
2:27AM-0.05m
2:57PM-0.03m
3:06AM-0.00m
3:39PM0.00m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:05
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6:30
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6:28
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6:27
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 mm
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1
2
1
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1
1
1
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1
3
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Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
21
21
21
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
18
17
17
15
15
14
12
13
21
23
23
23
19
18
12
12
13
17
17
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