
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 90 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:10PM1.46m | 10:52AM1.29m | 11:03PM1.37m | 11:46AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM-0.18m | 4:01PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.16m | 4:51PM-0.01m | 5:27AM-0.10m | 5:42PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 |
6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | NE 4 | E 13 | E 9 | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 14 | 48 | 90 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 380 | 1456 | 1146 | 1335 | 291 | 347 | 380 | 380 | 2106 | 2438 | 1053 | 1061 | 1382 | 1329 | 1187 | 1061 | 1063 | 3088 | 2416 | 35 | 626 | 1064 |
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