Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.9° C
2.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
43
35
36
26
26
18
15
9
9
18
18
15
17
29
18
30
26
26
22
33
69
113
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
35
S
35
S
50
W
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:37PM1.26m
00:45AM1.18m
1:26PM1.24m
1:35AM1.09m
2:14PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:12AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
6:58AM0.05m
7:32PM0.21m
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
3
1
8
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
28
26
25
Feels °C
27
26
25
24
27
25
27
25
23
22
23
24
26
25
23
26
28
28
27
25
27
21
24
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