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Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ocean City today?
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | |
83 | 75 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 94 | 91 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.09m | 2:53PM1.02m | 3:04AM1.09m | 3:47PM1.10m | 4:04AM1.11m | 4:42PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.31m | 9:44AM0.16m | 10:18PM0.24m | 10:34AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
83 | 75 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 7 | 91 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 38 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | N 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 93 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 194 | 83 | 233 | 568 | 609 | 568 |
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