Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
24.9° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
19
28
44
60
72
50
31
25
32
39
47
80
68
57
36
18
31
15
22
20
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM1.30m
3:45AM1.02m
4:14PM1.33m
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.14m
10:07PM0.17m
9:58AM0.12m
11:11PM0.09m
11:04AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
1
1
5
2
1
Temp °C
29
31
30
27
28
25
25
25
29
32
32
29
23
26
25
24
28
30
30
27
24
Feels °C
30
30
28
27
28
26
27
27
30
32
31
29
25
27
27
26
31
31
33
26
25
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