Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean City today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean City at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ocean City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 141 | 148 | 149 | 131 | 135 | 114 | 94 | 77 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.05m | 2:45PM1.25m | 3:32AM1.08m | 3:52PM1.26m | 4:38AM1.14m | 4:57PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.21m | 9:41PM0.13m | 9:46AM0.18m | 10:41PM0.07m | 10:50AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 131 | 135 | 114 | 94 | 77 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 141 | 148 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 495 | 193 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 160 | 160 | 94 | 560 | 12 | 2106 | 1154 | 2342 | 2569 | 166 | 673 | 673 |
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