Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
1
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
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
32
31
24
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
17
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
6
8
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
0
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:24PM1.31m
1:14AM1.07m
1:29PM1.26m
2:17AM1.09m
2:32PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.10m
7:03PM0.07m
7:05AM0.16m
8:13PM0.09m
8:22AM0.18m
9:19PM0.07m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
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14
14
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15
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Feels °C
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
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