Outside Shoals surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EDT
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Outside Shoals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outside Shoals sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outside Shoals today?

The current surf forecast for Outside Shoals at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Outside Shoals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
272
317
372
419
330
186
750
771
750
717
773
700
716
686
686
592
516
539
741
502
863
598
647
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
NNE
45
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:42PM0.89m
4:13AM1.05m
4:44PM0.96m
5:09AM1.02m
5:35PM1.03m
5:56AM1.00m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.10m
9:49PM0.09m
10:36AM0.09m
10:55PM0.07m
11:25AM0.06m
11:54PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
12
10
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
5
5
5
7
7
8
4
-2
0
-2
-1
0
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
15
1.1
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
1
18
130
52
37
22
16
10
6
1
2
1
492
586
598
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
18
16
10
3
6
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
16
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
215
272
317
372
419
330
186
750
771
750
717
773
700
716
686
686
592
516
539
741
502
863
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
301
1149
532
223
155
170
172
250
330
1063
1100
1063
277
280
280
282
71
282
1322
434
434
71
71
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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