Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
19.7°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
60
47
47
35
28
29
20
19
19
11
11
11
11
8
8
4
4
6
4
12
14
15
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:32AM1.08m
3:52PM1.26m
4:38AM1.14m
4:57PM1.27m
5:37AM1.23m
5:54PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.18m
10:41PM0.07m
10:50AM0.12m
11:32PM0.01m
11:46AM0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:01
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6:37
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6:36
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6:34
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Temp °C
15
15
17
21
21
20
18
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
16
17
13
10
8
8
8
9
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
11
13
12
14
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