Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.5°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
27
27
31
44
39
36
45
46
45
45
67
39
41
40
27
39
38
26
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
N
0
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM1.31m
7:50AM1.16m
8:02PM1.34m
8:26AM1.21m
8:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.04m
1:55PM0.10m
2:26AM-0.00m
2:38PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
Feels °C
22
23
23
24
25
27
25
25
26
24
27
26
27
27
29
29
30
30
31
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