Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.6° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
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)
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
11
8
18
10
26
35
25
20
29
75
173
171
276
247
214
246
245
240
223
159
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
20
NW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM1.24m
1:35AM1.09m
2:14PM1.22m
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.21m
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
1
26
5
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
28
28
22
24
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
24
25
26
25
23
24
26
26
27
27
25
22
23
22
23
25
24
26
29
29
24
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