Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
26.1°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
16
33
35
17
17
25
19
20
21
11
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:41AM0.90m
4:11PM1.14m
4:42AM0.92m
5:07PM1.17m
5:39AM0.96m
6:00PM1.22m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.30m
10:51PM0.26m
10:48AM0.27m
11:39PM0.20m
11:38AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
4
1
1
6
6
3
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
27
27
26
26
24
22
23
23
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
21
20
23
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
22
20
21
22
25
24
24
23
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