Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.42m | 10:18PM1.20m | 10:35AM1.40m | 11:13PM1.13m | 11:30AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM-0.04m | 4:27PM-0.00m | 4:25AM0.00m | 5:15PM0.04m | 5:10AM0.06m | 6:09PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 11 | E 14 | SE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 94 | 208 |
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