Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.9° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
45
56
72
77
77
60
77
43
47
26
17
17
11
10
8
8
28
16
17
16
20
20
20
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM1.48m
7:16AM1.18m
7:33PM1.53m
8:11AM1.23m
8:26PM1.54m
9:05AM1.27m
Low Tide
1:20AM-0.07m
1:15PM-0.04m
2:15AM-0.13m
2:13PM-0.07m
3:07AM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
29
34
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
21
22
23
23
30
35
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