Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
18
28
41
50
40
44
61
69
71
113
67
96
84
57
55
55
57
45
45
28
29
22
30
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM1.10m
2:01PM0.97m
2:08AM1.09m
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.34m
7:49AM0.23m
7:58PM0.35m
8:49AM0.21m
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
17
17
17
16
18
20
21
22
19
15
14
13
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
14
16
17
16
18
18
18
19
17
12
11
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.3
E
9
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
16
16
27
25
27
27
27
15
15
15
62
67
96
84
57
55
13
57
45
45
28
29
22
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
6
5
2
2
5
5
5
5
15
14
14
14
14
13
5
13
14
6
13
14
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
3
3
5
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
20
18
28
41
50
40
44
61
69
71
113
55
8
21
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
209
199
140
88
430
556
430
242
233
157
14
0
0
0
9
87
87
42
0
60
67
74
60
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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