Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ocean City today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
9
6
5
7
7
105
199
138
141
183
227
227
170
167
131
102
92
63
61
43
43
42
41
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
NNE
40
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
NW
10
N
10
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:46AM1.07m
8:01PM1.35m
8:26AM1.06m
8:38PM1.34m
9:06AM1.05m
9:15PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.06m
1:43PM0.12m
2:30AM0.04m
2:24PM0.14m
3:11AM0.04m
3:04PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
Temp °C
19
18
16
14
17
17
14
13
13
13
12
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
18
16
15
14
9
6
9
11
6
7
9
10
9
12
12
10
12
11
11
12
15
18
18
18
16
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
7
9
6
4
5
6
3
2
1
141
183
227
227
170
167
131
102
92
63
61
43
43
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
5
7
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
11
12
8
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
1.2
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
16
2
14
42
24
16
105
199
138
1
5
10
11
17
14
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
209
555
526
833
833
490
1066
265
60
0
0
0
24
99
555
14
157
85
14
0
10
60
262
313
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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