Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
26.3° C
3.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
34
33
18
18
18
10
11
12
14
21
53
21
30
13
13
9
9
9
14
15
9
9
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
WNW
5
SE
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:52AM1.05m
3:27PM1.30m
4:00AM1.04m
4:31PM1.36m
5:10AM1.06m
5:36PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.10m
10:23PM0.16m
10:14AM0.07m
11:25PM0.08m
11:16AM0.04m
00:24AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
26
26
24
25
24
24
29
32
32
29
28
26
25
24
27
27
28
28
27
25
Feels °C
25
24
26
25
27
27
28
27
25
25
29
32
34
32
31
27
27
26
30
29
29
30
29
28
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