Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 67 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 53 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.16m | 12:16PM1.23m | 00:35AM1.11m | 1:07PM1.26m | 1:32AM1.06m | 2:03PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.04m | 6:31PM0.20m | 6:35AM0.08m | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 67 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 16 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 53 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 198 | 268 | 184 | 313 | 184 | 60 | 0 | 94 | 205 | 375 | 403 | 197 | 449 | 1187 | 94 | 8 | 70 | 205 | 184 | 1061 | 1053 | 214 |
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