Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.8° C
1.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
30
21
20
20
20
19
18
14
14
7
7
13
21
25
32
36
27
21
16
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
S
25
S
20
S
0
NE
10
S
10
NNW
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:34PM1.19m
1:50AM0.97m
2:22PM1.16m
2:43AM0.92m
3:14PM1.14m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.27m
7:50AM0.27m
8:55PM0.30m
8:52AM0.30m
9:57PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
2
24
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
25
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
29
26
26
25
23
23
24
24
24
25
27
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