Maryland Surf

Detailed Maryland surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Maryland. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Maryland. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Maryland over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Maryland and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Maryland Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Maryland Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Maryland coastline are also listed below.

Maryland Photos

Maryland Wavefinder

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	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Ocean City Maryland	Ocean City Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Ocean City Maryland	Assateague Maryland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	1371	763	258	92	41	41	40	39	35	34	28	39	58	40	36	36	37	37	28	25
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	WNW	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	W	NW	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide	7:54PM1.20m		8:13AM1.26m		8:34PM1.19m	8:51AM1.30m		9:16PM1.15m	9:47AM1.42m		10:03PM1.09m	10:20AM1.28m		10:58PM1.04m	11:15AM1.24m		00:00AM0.99m	12:18PM1.19m		1:05AM0.96m
Low Tide	2:03PM0.02m	2:16AM-0.04m		2:48PM-0.01m	2:55AM-0.05m		3:32PM-0.02m	3:34AM-0.03m		4:27PM-0.00m	4:15AM0.00m		5:05PM0.04m	5:00AM0.05m		5:59PM0.09m		5:52AM0.11m	7:15PM0.16m


mm	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	14	15	18	17	16	18	19	18	17	19	19	21	21	22	24	28	28	25	26	24
Min °C	14	14	15	16	16	16	19	16	15	18	19	19	21	21	20	27	24	24	25	21
Chill °C	11	13	17	16	14	18	19	18	17	19	19	21	21	22	24	28	28	25	26	24
	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:56	—	—
	6:52	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:44	—	—	6:42	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 5	SSE 5	ESE 11
kJ	1371	763	258	92	41	41	40	39	35	34	28	39	58	37	36	25	25	20	9	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 10	SE 10	N 4	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 5	E 14	SE 14	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	S 4
kJ	—	4	4	3	10	7	6	2	4	8	19	15	43	40	36	36	37	37	28	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 4	NW 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WNW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	—	S 5	—
kJ	91	28	20	18	19	10	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	3	13	25	53	—	12	—
Sea °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Diff °C	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.4	+1.4	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.4	+1.6

Maryland Surf Breaks

120th Street

beach/jetty

48th Street

beach/jetty

Assateague

beach/jetty

North Assateague (The Wedge)

beach/jetty

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sandbar

beach/jetty

beach and reef

Similar to Delaware, Maryland's surf can be few and far between. With a broad continental shelf stretching out, the surf generally doesn't pack a punch and have enough power to create a consistent wave, although that doesn't mean that the coast is a stranger to good surf. Hurricane swells out of the Atlantic can stir up some excellent waves around the Ocean City area which is in general the most popular area to surf on the Maryland coast. If you're up for a bit of exploring, then grab yourself a 4WD and head down Assateague Island and bag yourself one of the many waves that frequent this part of Maryland. Crowds can be a problem in summer, but so can surf, with winter months being far the best time to surf.

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