Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
235
335
196
200
235
125
127
138
141
83
85
61
62
62
61
58
37
38
47
54
75
73
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
6:39AM1.32m
7:00PM1.24m
7:20AM1.41m
7:43PM1.26m
8:00AM1.47m
8:27PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.02m
1:09AM-0.05m
1:49PM-0.04m
1:52AM-0.07m
2:37PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
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7:18
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6:09
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6:08
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6:07
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
8
9
10
11
11
8
9
9
16
15
14
14
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