Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
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)
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
57
85
105
62
44
36
37
36
26
18
18
15
18
18
18
18
8
17
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:54PM1.28m
12:37PM1.26m
00:45AM1.18m
1:26PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.06m
6:12AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
6:58AM0.05m
7:32PM0.21m
clear
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
11
1
5
2
Temp °C
29
24
24
24
25
24
26
25
27
26
25
25
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
28
22
23
23
26
25
26
24
25
23
23
25
23
22
21
24
24
23
22
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