Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 49 | 69 | 84 | 103 | 214 | 262 | 328 | 456 | 507 | 599 | 744 | 800 | 791 | 858 | 971 | 1094 | 1287 | 1411 | 1576 | 1538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.13m | 5:04AM0.99m | 5:22PM1.18m | 5:54AM1.07m | 6:09PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.31m | 11:03PM0.22m | 11:09AM0.25m | 11:47PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 49 | 69 | 84 | 103 | 214 | 262 | 328 | 456 | 507 | 599 | 744 | 800 | 791 | 858 | 971 | 1094 | 1287 | 1411 | 1576 | 1538 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 1053 | 1053 | 609 | 1061 | 1053 | 438 | 438 | 449 | 673 | 438 | 569 | 438 | 423 | 495 | 1066 | 1189 | 1477 | 1477 | 472 | 472 |
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