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Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 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 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
42 | 59 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 82 | 106 | 84 | 88 | 70 | 128 | 98 | 92 | 54 | 52 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 15 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.24m | 8:03PM1.56m | 8:39AM1.25m | 8:53PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.23m | 9:45PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM-0.10m | 1:51PM-0.07m | 2:47AM-0.15m | 2:43PM-0.08m | 3:39AM-0.16m | 3:36PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 42 | 59 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 84 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 6 | 92 | 54 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 27 | — | 25 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 14 | E 7 | E 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 43 | 82 | 106 | 56 | — | — | 128 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 184 | 184 | 430 | 1152 | 1146 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 226 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 261 | 342 | 673 | 673 | 233 |
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