Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 157 | 279 | 166 | 363 | 532 | 667 | 873 | 948 | 1230 | 1300 | 1348 | 1466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.15m | 00:45AM0.92m | 1:00PM1.10m | 1:38AM0.90m | 1:53PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.24m | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.29m | 7:15AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 119 | 117 | 157 | 279 | 166 | 363 | 532 | 667 | 873 | 948 | 1230 | 1300 | 1348 | 1466 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 1146 | 180 | 95 | 1270 | 495 | 422 | 1050 | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | 1063 | 554 | 554 | 609 | 1187 | 1146 | 1146 | 1486 |
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