Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.6° C
1.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
28
26
26
18
27
26
19
29
34
45
35
26
26
21
27
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:54PM1.18m
4:15AM0.92m
4:48PM1.19m
5:14AM0.93m
5:41PM1.21m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.24m
10:27AM0.23m
11:22PM0.21m
11:16AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
20
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