Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
12
12
7
7
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
45
14
19
32
59
134
342
653
713
562
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
SSE
25
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM1.39m
7:30PM1.32m
7:57AM1.43m
8:13PM1.29m
8:37AM1.43m
8:54PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:27PM-0.03m
1:47AM-0.07m
2:13PM-0.04m
2:27AM-0.05m
2:57PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:30
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6:28
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2
12
19
7
3
3
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
17
18
20
21
21
Feels °C
18
16
18
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
11
12
17
20
22
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