Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
12
4
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
13
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3377
5173
5502
2907
3303
3078
2391
2010
1538
1248
1117
882
737
485
269
205
126
88
65
60
59
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
50
N
55
N
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:31PM1.31m
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
8:28AM1.39m
8:49PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.06m
1:47AM-0.02m
2:13PM0.02m
2:26AM-0.05m
2:58PM-0.01m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
3
5
2
1
3
4
4
2
3
2
4
1
2
1
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Temp °C
16
17
20
20
18
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
7
11
10
7
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
9
10
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