Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.3° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
18
14
21
27
52
27
25
22
26
36
26
22
17
13
20
16
17
18
17
8
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
S
25
S
10
WSW
25
ENE
20
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
00:58AM1.12m
1:37PM1.20m
1:52AM1.08m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
7:09AM0.09m
8:01PM0.25m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
4
7
4
3
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
27
25
25
23
23
25
27
27
27
26
23
24
24
24
25
26
26
23
21
21
Feels °C
25
27
28
29
27
25
29
22
24
28
29
28
29
27
23
27
27
28
28
28
29
23
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
7
7
14
14
14
7
35
15
8
8
8
9
9
22
17
13
20
16
17
17
9
6
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
14
18
7
9
9
9
9
9
6
7
7
8
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
1
1
4
7
9
18
17
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
8
7
21
27
52
27
25
22
26
36
26
15
3
7
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1121
1121
1121
3137
1477
1064
1
987
1153
95
2438
2438
438
1153
21
21
1
1
1
261
268
271
271
261
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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