Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
26
29
170
237
319
579
232
207
204
177
245
102
86
67
59
46
55
44
173
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
0
SSE
10
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSW
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:48AM1.18m
10:57PM1.21m
11:30AM1.21m
11:43PM1.16m
12:16PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.14m
5:16AM0.02m
5:41PM0.16m
5:51AM0.04m
6:31PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
2
1
3
5
5
2
1
2
5
2
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
27
28
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
28
29
28
26
25
25
23
22
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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