Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.0° 

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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E 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 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
23
27
34
30
22
23
27
28
29
30
29
46
39
52
40
40
28
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:48PM1.19m
5:14AM0.93m
5:41PM1.21m
6:09AM0.96m
6:29PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.21m
11:16AM0.22m
00:10AM0.17m
12:04PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
21
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