Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
26.1° C
1.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
4
4
7
7
3
13
26
52
92
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM1.36m
9:47PM1.41m
10:22AM1.35m
10:34PM1.33m
11:11AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:31AM-0.16m
3:42PM-0.06m
4:13AM-0.13m
4:29PM-0.02m
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
1
4
4
1
1
7
13
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
20
20
22
24
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
18
17
18
22
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