Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
24.9° C
0.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
27
28
28
23
35
24
31
35
30
30
29
29
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41PM1.21m
6:09AM0.96m
6:29PM1.25m
6:57AM1.00m
7:13PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.22m
00:10AM0.17m
12:04PM0.20m
00:55AM0.13m
12:50PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
20
20
21
23
22
22
21
19
19
21
22
23
23
21
22
23
23
22
23
24
23
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