Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
26.3° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
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)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
19
30
56
37
35
34
33
22
21
20
20
20
19
18
14
14
14
36
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
SE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:00AM1.04m
1:34PM1.19m
1:50AM0.97m
2:22PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.21m
6:57AM0.20m
7:51PM0.27m
7:50AM0.27m
8:55PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
4
7
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
23
23
23
Feels °C
27
29
29
30
27
27
28
27
28
28
29
27
28
29
29
30
23
24
23
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