
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 163 | 401 | 329 | 331 | 96 | 109 | 87 | 61 | 84 | 65 | 55 | 56 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.01m | 3:03PM1.19m | 3:18AM0.95m | 3:54PM1.18m | 4:15AM0.92m | 4:48PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.19m | 9:36PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.22m | 10:32PM0.24m | 10:27AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 163 | 172 | 131 | 122 | 96 | — | 87 | 61 | 84 | 65 | 55 | 56 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
181 | 10 | 401 | 329 | 331 | — | 109 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 10 | 430 | 576 | 87 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 342 | 261 | 273 | 163 | 160 | 265 | 289 | 449 | 358 |
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