Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
39
38
38
38
39
39
38
37
22
23
24
24
24
25
24
23
38
38
35
32
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:06AM1.42m
9:31PM1.26m
9:47AM1.42m
10:18PM1.20m
10:35AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:05AM-0.05m
3:42PM-0.02m
3:44AM-0.04m
4:27PM-0.00m
4:25AM0.00m
5:15PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:54
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6:47
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6:45
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
13
13
14
17
17
18
19
18
17
18
19
22
22
21
20
19
20
20
22
22
20
21
20
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