Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.3° C

2.9°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
16
31
39
49
31
27
19
23
28
22
26
25
28
20
15
15
23
26
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
10
E
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
SW
5
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
00:58AM1.12m
1:37PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
7:09AM0.09m
8:01PM0.25m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
27
25
25
25
26
27
25
25
24
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
23
24
23
24
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
25
25
27
27
29
29
28
28
29
27
26
28
28
28
22
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
14
14
7
7
49
31
8
8
8
9
9
9
25
28
20
15
15
11
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
7
7
1
1
9
9
9
3
9
23
17
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
NE
7
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
9
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
5
Energy kJ
7
16
31
39
46
27
19
23
28
22
26
6
11
26
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1121
197
21
2258
1063
1330
1072
24
21
833
164
226
205
180
121
121
1
0
21
21
261
271
2204
600
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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