Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
163
401
329
331
96
109
87
61
84
65
55
56
32
27
20
19
19
27
18
19
28
32
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
NNW
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
4:15AM0.92m
4:48PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
10:27AM0.23m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
3
1
1
2
2
5
3
1
Temp °C
23
25
27
30
29
27
25
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
26
29
30
28
26
23
18
18
18
20
21
21
23
22
21
20
19
21
22
21
20
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