Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 59 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.03m | 11:21AM1.21m | 11:52PM0.96m | 12:09PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.19m | 5:41PM0.18m | 5:30AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | — | E 15 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 59 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 285 | 347 | 380 | 313 | 1153 | 313 | 1154 | 1157 | 1157 | 1157 | 313 | 184 | 184 | 1507 | 1507 | 1507 | 219 | 219 |
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