Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
23.9°C
2.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
652
762
838
1070
1094
1230
1435
1576
1947
1944
2116
2235
2293
2334
2459
2784
2815
2693
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:22PM1.18m
5:54AM1.07m
6:09PM1.24m
6:37AM1.16m
6:52PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.15m
11:57AM0.19m
00:28AM0.08m
12:43PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
10
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
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