
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 6AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 78 | 132 | 200 | 197 | 627 | 224 | 314 | 226 | 226 | 174 | 111 | 86 | 61 | 47 | 61 | 64 | 95 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.18m | 10:57PM1.21m | 11:30AM1.21m | 11:43PM1.16m | 12:16PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM-0.00m | 4:58PM0.14m | 5:16AM0.02m | 5:41PM0.16m | 5:51AM0.04m | 6:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 220 | 224 | 175 | — | — | 174 | 111 | 86 | 61 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | S 7 | SE 9 | NE 5 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 34 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | WNW 3 |
14 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 78 | 132 | 200 | 197 | 627 | — | 314 | 226 | 226 | — | — | 4 | 30 | 45 | 61 | 64 | 95 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 1053 | 1187 | 2141 | 1270 | 1486 | 1057 | 1057 | 1050 | 430 | 833 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 262 | 271 | 430 | 184 | 184 | 430 |
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