Ocean City surf break

Ocean City surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 EST
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Ocean City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
0.2° C
(Which is 4.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ocean City today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)88161515151515151586888883444777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115544444411111112111111
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.82
4:26AM
1.06
4:56PM
0.87
5:17AM
1.12
5:45PM
0.94
6:02AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.16
10:04PM
0.17
10:55AM
0.10
10:55PM
0.12
11:41AM
0.04
11:43PM
0.06
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:50
Sunset--5:34-------5:35-------5:36-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1221-1-2-3-4-3021001248964556
Feels °C (?)-8-7-7-6-8-10-11-12-11-8-5-5-5-6-5-5-32420222
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