Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
22.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
22
21
21
32
32
31
31
31
30
9
12
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
16
16
20
15
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
0
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
E
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
N
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:03AM1.04m
10:06PM1.27m
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.03m
4:01PM0.17m
4:40AM0.04m
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
12
6
6
Temp °C
24
24
24
29
30
30
27
26
27
27
27
31
31
32
30
30
29
28
28
32
32
28
24
25
Feels °C
23
24
25
31
29
29
26
26
28
29
30
35
32
32
31
30
31
30
30
36
33
28
24
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
21
22
22
10
21
32
32
31
31
15
11
7
12
23
22
22
9
11
12
12
8
16
20
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
21
9
17
17
20
31
30
9
4
22
22
22
21
21
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
10
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
25
20
15
17
9
22
31
19
15
23
7
7
12
19
12
11
8
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)
430
197
83
164
1152
1152
1153
14
14
0
0
21
62
1187
160
160
0
261
60
375
1061
1061
1061
93
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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