Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Ocean City Maryland today
Waves, swell and wind at Ocean City Maryland (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Ocean City Maryland surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑E | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑E | 21–26 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 14–20 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑E | 16–18 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑E | 11–12 km/h ↑E onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑ENE | 9–12 km/h ↑NW offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 8–15 km/h ↑NW offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 8–15 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 22–37 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 21–24 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 24–23 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Ocean City Maryland
Open the waves map centred on Ocean City Maryland
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Ocean City Maryland
Water temperature in Ocean City, Maryland · Tides in Ocean City, Maryland · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Ocean City Maryland today?
- Fun: waves 1.3 m at 8 s from E, swell 1.2 m · 6 s E (Sat 15:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Ocean City Maryland?
- Wind 21 km/h from NE: cross-shore for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf Ocean City Maryland today?
- 17:00–18:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Ocean City Maryland?
- 16.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Virginia Beach 183 km · Manasquan 216 km · Rockaway Beach 269 km · Nags Head 269 km · Long Beach New York 275 km · Cape Hatteras 347 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Ocean City Maryland, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.