Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
11
3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
509
763
1144
2380
2586
3289
3017
2673
2211
1164
1146
1012
951
951
1061
1179
1325
1306
1298
1292
1164
1045
951
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM0.91m
2:47PM1.08m
3:27AM0.94m
3:41PM1.09m
4:21AM1.01m
4:36PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.37m
9:29PM0.26m
9:41AM0.33m
10:20PM0.20m
10:37AM0.26m
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Temp °C
13
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12
14
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Feels °C
7
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4
5
5
5
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7
7
7
5
5
4
4
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3
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