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Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ocean City today?
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | |
130 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 80 | 89 | 69 | 99 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 52 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 44 | 60 | 62 | 101 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.25m | 8:53PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.23m | 9:45PM1.53m | 10:30AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM-0.15m | 2:43PM-0.08m | 3:39AM-0.16m | 3:36PM-0.06m | 4:30AM-0.14m | 4:28PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | 8:07 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
17 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 76 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 14 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 19 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | E 15 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 130 | — | — | — | 80 | 89 | 69 | 99 | 16 | 25 | — | 52 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 44 | 60 | 62 | 101 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 164 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | 609 | 22 | 197 | 88 | 43 | 673 | 238 | 618 | 246 | 246 |
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