Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 2026 EDT
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
28
34
37
39
47
52
61
79
71
59
59
73
62
57
47
47
29
28
22
15
14
12
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
0
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
NE
25
NNE
35
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM0.97m
2:08AM1.09m
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.23m
7:58PM0.35m
8:49AM0.21m
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
1
3
5
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
21
21
22
22
20
19
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
13
15
15
16
15
15
21
19
18
19
19
18
11
8
5
7
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.3
E
9
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
27
27
27
15
15
15
52
61
79
71
59
59
13
62
57
47
47
29
28
22
15
14
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
5
5
15
14
14
14
14
13
5
13
14
6
6
6
6
12
6
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
34
28
34
37
39
47
73
2
9
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
190
555
430
261
189
99
1
8
0
0
0
14
87
14
10
4
60
197
262
262
188
95
160
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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