Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
26.1°C
2.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
13
17
17
13
12
5
15
14
14
14
14
14
27
14
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:11PM1.14m
4:42AM0.92m
5:07PM1.17m
5:39AM0.96m
6:00PM1.22m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.26m
10:48AM0.27m
11:39PM0.20m
11:38AM0.23m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
23
23
26
28
28
28
26
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
24
24
27
27
26
28
25
23
21
23
23
23
23
25
25
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