Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
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8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 53 | 80 | 62 | 45 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.35m | 10:34PM1.33m | 11:11AM1.32m | 11:22PM1.23m | 11:59AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM-0.13m | 4:29PM-0.02m | 4:53AM-0.07m | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:33AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 45 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 5 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 53 | 80 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 438 | 1317 | 3105 | 2663 | 2228 | 2110 | 1169 | 2110 | 1121 | 1121 | 2416 | 1334 | 1330 | 495 | 1074 | 864 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
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