
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:18PM1.20m | 10:35AM1.40m | 11:13PM1.13m | 11:30AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM-0.00m | 4:25AM0.00m | 5:15PM0.04m | 5:10AM0.06m | 6:09PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 14 | 94 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 157 | 94 |
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