Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
ENE
12
3
ENE
13
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
11
2
E
11
1.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2612
2612
2612
2486
2277
2513
2958
3693
5333
2870
2970
2920
1928
1699
1569
1491
1167
1023
807
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
55
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52PM1.28m
7:16AM1.25m
7:31PM1.31m
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.02m
1:29PM0.06m
1:47AM-0.02m
2:13PM0.02m
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5
2
1
1
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3
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
19
18
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
7
8
8
8
10
8
4
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
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