Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 45 | 71 | 85 | 150 | 122 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.32m | 11:22PM1.23m | 11:59AM1.29m | 00:11AM1.13m | 12:46PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM-0.07m | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:33AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.13m | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 83 | 54 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 45 | 71 | 85 | 150 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2106 | 1317 | 1121 | 1152 | 3150 | 1074 | 2110 | 2106 | 88 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 95 | 21 | 21 | 160 | 347 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
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