Ocean City Surf Break

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
22.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
33
25
25
22
22
21
21
32
32
31
31
31
20
9
11
78
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:30PM1.30m
10:03AM1.04m
10:06PM1.27m
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.16m
4:05AM0.03m
4:01PM0.17m
4:40AM0.04m
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
24
24
24
24
25
29
30
30
28
27
27
27
27
32
33
33
31
28
25
27
25
31
32
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
24
25
30
29
28
27
27
28
29
29
36
34
33
30
29
25
28
25
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
4
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
32
32
31
31
31
11
7
4
42
22
22
15
17
12
13
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
17
8
20
8
20
9
11
22
22
22
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
11
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
29
33
25
25
20
15
10
14
28
32
27
20
16
24
78
12
18
22
39
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
673
673
613
606
193
95
8
197
673
209
194
14
62
0
21
1154
14
181
160
70
1
21
189
94
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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