Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 124 | 110 | 219 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.37m | 11:46AM1.28m | 11:54PM1.28m | 12:37PM1.26m | 00:45AM1.18m | 1:26PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM-0.10m | 5:42PM0.06m | 6:12AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.14m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | N 3 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 124 | 110 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 14 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1053 | 1053 | 1507 | 1507 | 2204 | 87 | 194 | 223 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 153 | 153 | 356 | 313 | 358 | 1053 | 526 |
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