Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 77 | 84 | 85 | 108 | 119 | 154 | 142 | 124 | 108 | 111 | 93 | 76 | 79 | 57 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.05m | 1:39PM1.27m | 2:26AM1.05m | 2:45PM1.25m | 3:32AM1.08m | 3:52PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.19m | 8:31PM0.17m | 8:31AM0.21m | 9:41PM0.13m | 9:46AM0.18m | 10:41PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 142 | 124 | 108 | 111 | 93 | 76 | 79 | 57 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 53 | 77 | 84 | 85 | 108 | 119 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 197 | 83 | 356 | 438 | 438 | 1061 | 438 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 184 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 83 | 658 |
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