The surf forecast is 1 ft and choppy right now for Ocean City, MD

WEATHER - LIVE

44° SSE @ 10 → 15mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE

10:14am / 3:48am
BUOY 44009

SSE2ft @ 8s
WATER TEMP

46° 5/3, Boots/Gloves(5)

Forecast

Surf

Swell

5 day

16 day

MON 24

TUE 25

WED 26

THU 27

8am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 0-1 ft and fair at 8am on Sun 3/23

WIND NNW 17 mph

PRIMARY E (99) 0.7 ft @ 9 sec

SECONDARY SSE (168) 2.1 ft @ 7 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing Low Tide, 1.4 ft

Forecast Details

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Monday, Mar 24

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2-3+ ft
choppy

SSE

24mph

5.6ft
6s
SSE
12pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

SSW

22mph

5.2ft
6s
S
6pm
2-3 ft
clean

WSW

13mph

4ft
6s
S
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Tuesday, Mar 25

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2-3+ ft
clean

W

10mph

3.5ft
8s
SSE
12pm
2+ ft
clean

WSW

8mph

2.8ft
7s
SSE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

S

10mph

2.3ft
7s
SSE
Wednesday, Mar 26

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
1+ ft
clean

WNW

9mph

1.8ft
6s
SSE
12pm
1 ft
clean

WNW

14mph

1.6ft
6s
SSE
6pm
0-1 ft
clean

WNW

11mph

0.7ft
8s
ESE
Thursday, Mar 27

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
0-1 ft
fair

NNW

9mph

1ft
6s
SE
12pm
0-1 ft
clean

NW

9mph

0.9ft
7s
SE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

S

9mph

0.8ft
7s
SE
Friday, Mar 28

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
1 ft
fair

SW

12mph

2.8ft
5s
S
12pm
1 ft
choppy

SSW

9mph

0.9ft
7s
SE
6pm
1 ft
fair

SW

15mph

2.7ft
4s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft choppy	SSE 24mph	5.6ft 6s SSE
12pm	2-3+ ft choppy	SSW 22mph	5.2ft 6s S
6pm	2-3 ft clean	WSW 13mph	4ft 6s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft clean	W 10mph	3.5ft 8s SSE
12pm	2+ ft clean	WSW 8mph	2.8ft 7s SSE
6pm	2 ft choppy	S 10mph	2.3ft 7s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft clean	WNW 9mph	1.8ft 6s SSE
12pm	1 ft clean	WNW 14mph	1.6ft 6s SSE
6pm	0-1 ft clean	WNW 11mph	0.7ft 8s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	NNW 9mph	1ft 6s SE
12pm	0-1 ft clean	NW 9mph	0.9ft 7s SE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	S 9mph	0.8ft 7s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft fair	SW 12mph	2.8ft 5s S
12pm	1 ft choppy	SSW 9mph	0.9ft 7s SE
6pm	1 ft fair	SW 15mph	2.7ft 4s S

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	WIND	SWELL	WEATHER
6am	W 10mph	3.5ft 8s SSE	44°
9am	W 8mph	3.1ft 8s SSE	46°
12pm	WSW 8mph	2.8ft 7s SSE	52°
3pm	SW 10mph	2.6ft 7s SSE	54°
6pm	S 10mph	2.3ft 7s SSE	53°

This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West-North-West to West, and was updated Mar 23, 2025 @ 9:49pm.

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