Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 EDT
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
55
36
35
35
24
27
34
57
62
160
168
144
112
106
125
151
217
247
178
141
114
91
74
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:40PM1.31m
10:08AM1.04m
10:17PM1.26m
10:51AM1.00m
10:56PM1.20m
11:36AM0.96m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.12m
4:10AM0.04m
4:04PM0.16m
4:48AM0.09m
4:38PM0.21m
5:26AM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
11
12
16
16
17
15
16
17
16
15
19
20
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
5
10
8
5
5
6
10
9
11
9
10
11
10
9
13
13
10
8
9
9
10
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
39
55
36
35
35
22
22
12
13
14
14
8
6
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
12
9
9
9
10
6
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
2
2
13
24
27
34
57
62
160
168
144
112
106
125
151
217
247
178
141
114
91
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
93
0
11
14
275
555
2106
609
2110
606
430
430
430
430
2138
3137
2359
2117
1112
1103
1090
430
1071
1154
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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