Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
59
41
41
41
40
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
36
37
35
23
24
24
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:49PM1.30m
9:06AM1.42m
9:31PM1.26m
9:47AM1.42m
10:18PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:58PM-0.01m
3:05AM-0.05m
3:42PM-0.02m
3:44AM-0.04m
4:27PM-0.00m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:47
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6:45
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 mm
4
1
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Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
12
12
14
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
20
22
21
22
21
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