Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
23.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
16
21
18
15
14
14
14
14
18
35
14
14
12
24
18
11
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
WNW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
5
W
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
NNE
15
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
3
4
6
2
1
Temp °C
34
35
32
30
29
29
31
32
31
24
30
23
23
23
25
27
27
26
23
24
24
25
25
26
Feels °C
35
37
33
32
31
32
35
33
32
23
29
24
23
26
28
28
27
26
23
26
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
5
6
7
16
21
12
6
14
7
7
7
14
18
14
14
12
14
14
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
N
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
16
15
1
14
14
14
18
7
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
W
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
6
4
5
6
1
4
9
18
21
6
11
7
35
8
9
24
18
11
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1063
153
95
197
261
313
347
1451
194
0
14
332
1121
2106
2106
1446
1446
3020
147
2106
2106
1154
1063
1154
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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