Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 2026 EDT
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
506
386
340
290
239
195
163
135
135
109
84
109
113
116
51
78
41
33
34
35
30
29
23
Wind (km/h)
25
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM1.18m
3:24PM1.20m
3:35AM1.12m
4:19PM1.23m
4:31AM1.08m
5:11PM1.26m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.07m
9:43PM0.20m
10:09AM0.08m
10:41PM0.17m
10:56AM0.08m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
3
12
11
3
3
13
4
9
1
Temp °C
14
15
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
11
15
19
20
20
21
21
21
19
21
21
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
710
506
386
340
290
239
195
163
135
135
109
84
50
66
55
46
44
41
33
34
35
23
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
13
6
3
5
84
63
48
5
44
31
30
30
30
30
29
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
575
22
29
37
43
45
48
109
113
116
51
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
166
166
166
0
60
160
163
14
1
0
8
14
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
21
10
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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