Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
19
18
18
18
18
13
17
13
13
6
6
6
7
7
7
11
9
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
W
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NE
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:23AM1.05m
1:47PM1.28m
2:29AM1.02m
2:54PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.20m
7:15AM0.16m
8:42PM0.21m
8:35AM0.19m
9:55PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
30
30
29
26
25
24
27
30
31
29
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
32
33
30
27
28
26
27
30
31
32
26
26
24
23
23
24
24
23
24
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