Ocean City Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Ocean City 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean City sea temperature is
23.7° C
0.4° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
19
20
19
18
18
12
18
26
7
11
19
17
19
20
21
35
49
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:40PM1.30m
10:10AM1.15m
10:16PM1.26m
10:48AM1.18m
10:57PM1.21m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.12m
4:11AM-0.01m
4:20PM0.12m
4:43AM-0.00m
4:58PM0.14m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
1
4
9
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
27
23
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
24
26
27
25
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
27
27
27
23
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