Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
26.3° C
3.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
18
18
18
10
10
13
16
22
23
24
21
42
9
9
9
13
13
14
9
11
17
22
32
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
0
SSE
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:27PM1.30m
4:00AM1.04m
4:31PM1.36m
5:10AM1.06m
5:36PM1.42m
6:16AM1.11m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.10m
10:23PM0.16m
10:14AM0.07m
11:25PM0.08m
11:16AM0.04m
00:24AM-0.00m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
26
28
25
25
24
24
29
31
31
29
27
27
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
27
31
29
27
26
25
30
33
32
32
29
30
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
26
24
22
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