
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 59 | 74 | 69 | 43 | 31 | 80 | 72 | 48 | 77 | 44 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.27m | 7:05PM1.42m | 7:37AM1.35m | 7:52PM1.43m | 8:23AM1.40m | 8:37PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM-0.01m | 1:32AM-0.09m | 1:44PM-0.05m | 2:17AM-0.12m | 2:34PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 77 | 44 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 59 | 74 | 69 | 43 | 31 | 80 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 261 | 320 | 1486 | 673 | 673 | 673 | 1445 | 1121 | 999 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 181 | 21 | 313 | 273 | 160 | 273 | 349 | 347 |
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