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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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ocean City today?
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 4 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | |
20 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 113 | 67 | 96 | 84 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.10m | 2:01PM0.97m | 2:08AM1.09m | 2:53PM1.02m | 3:04AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.34m | 7:49AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.35m | 8:49AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.31m | 9:44AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | |
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
16 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 67 | 96 | 84 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 18 | E 18 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
20 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 199 | 140 | 88 | 430 | 556 | 430 | 242 | 233 | 157 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 87 | 42 | 0 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 60 | 62 |
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