Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 47 | 62 | 111 | 124 | 186 | 140 | 120 | 99 | 77 | 91 | 74 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 71 | 74 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.91m | 2:34PM1.10m | 3:07AM0.91m | 3:31PM1.11m | 4:07AM0.93m | 4:28PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:17PM0.32m | 9:17AM0.36m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:17AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 124 | 131 | 140 | 120 | 99 | 77 | 91 | 74 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 43 | 47 | 62 | 111 | — | 186 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 11 | 51 | 71 | 74 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 616 | 1152 | 1154 | 1154 | 1146 | 609 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 1446 | 1335 | 1446 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 184 | 1053 | 448 | 448 | 301 |
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