Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 32 | 53 | 70 | 62 | 132 | 110 | 269 | 107 | 95 | 62 | 38 | 67 | 62 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.23m | 11:26PM1.40m | 12:13PM1.23m | 00:22AM1.31m | 1:08PM1.23m | 1:16AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.14m | 5:09PM0.02m | 5:56AM-0.09m | 6:04PM0.09m | 6:47AM-0.02m | 7:04PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 59 | 102 | 107 | 95 | 62 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 3 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 5 | E 8 | SE 14 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | 53 | 70 | 62 | 132 | 110 | 269 | — | — | 1 | — | 67 | 62 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1061 | 430 | 3043 | 1121 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 164 | 164 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 160 | 291 | 160 |
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