Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 66 | 82 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 34 | 20 | 168 | 8 | 322 | 468 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:52PM0.96m | 12:09PM1.15m | 00:45AM0.92m | 1:00PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.18m | 5:30AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.24m | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 50 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 52 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | — | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 66 | 82 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 87 | 168 | 215 | 322 | 468 | 596 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1157 | 1157 | 356 | 284 | 184 | 21 | 189 | 189 | 1146 | 190 | 74 | 95 | 495 | 573 | 428 | 1053 | 1053 | 624 | 606 |
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