Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
24.7°C
2.5° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
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
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
23
23
43
22
22
21
21
21
21
16
20
24
45
49
40
34
24
56
38
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
0
SSW
0
SE
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:49AM1.39m
10:03PM1.26m
10:33AM1.35m
10:48PM1.17m
11:17AM1.29m
Low Tide
4:04PM-0.01m
4:17AM-0.00m
4:46PM0.05m
4:54AM0.08m
5:29PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
24
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
26
29
31
32
29
28
26
19
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
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