Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.3° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
17
16
33
19
23
17
19
14
12
12
28
13
25
16
18
32
28
32
69
78
77
68
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
WSW
15
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
00:58AM1.12m
1:37PM1.20m
1:52AM1.08m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
7:09AM0.09m
8:01PM0.25m
8:05AM0.10m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
1
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
23
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
27
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
27
27
29
24
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
31
26
25
26
25
23
23
22
21
20
21
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
14
14
16
18
8
13
17
9
9
9
12
12
13
14
16
15
10
8
5
6
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
7
8
1
9
9
3
8
9
15
17
8
8
8
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
3
9
19
2
18
2
2
2
7
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
7
9
17
33
19
23
12
19
14
12
28
25
15
32
28
32
69
78
77
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3137
1064
21
1074
62
526
24
2438
1446
160
188
21
153
448
0
60
60
2204
197
261
261
74
62
60
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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