Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
7
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
23
15
9
19
7
7
8
7
7
20
20
19
24
31
20
29
25
16
10
10
6
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
0
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.38m
6:04AM1.12m
6:26PM1.44m
7:03AM1.21m
7:21PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.08m
00:09AM0.02m
12:06PM0.02m
1:04AM-0.05m
1:04PM-0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
29
30
30
30
29
27
27
26
28
30
31
31
28
28
27
25
26
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
29
27
32
33
32
30
29
29
31
29
31
31
31
31
29
30
27
26
25
28
30
30
29
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