Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.8° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
65
62
48
47
31
64
58
45
36
27
23
18
18
40
31
31
29
29
18
18
18
18
60
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
W
10
NW
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
11:22AM0.04m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
22
23
18
15
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
18
19
16
12
8
5
5
3
6
6
8
7
6
5
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
79
65
62
48
47
22
42
33
25
36
27
17
12
10
40
31
31
29
29
18
18
18
17
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
N
3
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
13
14
14
13
13
26
23
23
18
18
12
2
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
5
5
13
6
13
14
4
13
13
12
12
11
4
12
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
3
1
3
31
64
58
45
2
4
1
3
5
9
18
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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)
403
42
0
60
262
271
262
60
35
94
0
0
0
60
95
233
568
609
568
583
189
197
261
1459
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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