Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.36m | 9:47PM1.41m | 10:22AM1.35m | 10:34PM1.33m | 11:11AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM-0.16m | 3:42PM-0.06m | 4:13AM-0.13m | 4:29PM-0.02m | 4:53AM-0.07m | 5:15PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | — | SE 9 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2110 | 1189 | 1189 | 2353 | 3159 | 3159 | 2275 | 1189 | 2106 | 313 | 358 | 1317 | 3105 | 1459 | 2139 | 573 | 1317 | 610 | 2106 | 1121 | 1121 | 1071 | 1074 | 989 |
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