Cape May County · 39.2700 N, 74.5680 W · Updated 7:00 AM
Ocean City
Today features small, 2.2 ft waves with a 1.6 ft groundswell period of 4s and an additional 0.6 ft short-period wind sea. The cross-shore SW wind adds texture to the faces, creating uneven textures rather than clean lines. Tides are low and incoming, slightly less favorable for mid-tide peak quality, further limiting the surfability. Conditions remain poor through the day.
Poor 1/4Best window 8AM–10AMPeak 10 at 8:00 AM
6Score /100Right now · 7:00 AM
Surf now
2.2 ft
2 ft today
Period
4 s
wind swell
Swell
S 175°
Wind
SW 7 mph
212°
Water
66°
3/2 full
Air
65°
Visibility
8.4 mi
Buoy
44091
3.3 ft ft @ 5 sec s
Hour by hour · Fri, Oct 2
Hour
Surf
Period
Swell
Wind
Gust
Tide
Water
Score / Cond
8 AM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 176°
SW 8 (g18) mph · 1.6 ft
SW 8 (g18) mph · 1.6 ft
8 AM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 176°
SW 8
18
1.6 ft
66°
10POOR
10POOR
9 AM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 176°
SW 9 (g22) mph · 2.6 ft ↑
SW 9 (g22) mph · 2.6 ft ↑
9 AM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 176°
SW 9
22
2.6 ft ↑
66°
5POOR
5POOR
10 AM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 177°
SW 10 (g19) mph · 3.7 ft ↑
SW 10 (g19) mph · 3.7 ft ↑
10 AM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 177°
SW 10
19
3.7 ft ↑
66°
5POOR
5POOR
11 AM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 177°
SW 10 (g22) mph · 4.5 ft ↑
SW 10 (g22) mph · 4.5 ft ↑
11 AM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 177°
SW 10
22
4.5 ft ↑
67°
5POOR
5POOR
12 PM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 176°
SW 10 (g19) mph · 4.9 ft ↑
SW 10 (g19) mph · 4.9 ft ↑
12 PM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 176°
SW 10
19
4.9 ft ↑
67°
5POOR
5POOR
1 PM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 176°
SW 10 (g17) mph · 4.8 ft ↓
SW 10 (g17) mph · 4.8 ft ↓
1 PM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 176°
SW 10
17
4.8 ft ↓
67°
5POOR
5POOR
2 PM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 175°
S 10 (g17) mph · 4.3 ft ↓
S 10 (g17) mph · 4.3 ft ↓
2 PM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 175°
S 10
17
4.3 ft ↓
67°
6POOR
6POOR
3 PM2.2 ft · 4 s · S 175°
S 10 (g17) mph · 3.4 ft ↓
S 10 (g17) mph · 3.4 ft ↓
3 PM
2.2 ft
4 s
S 175°
S 10
17
3.4 ft ↓
67°
6POOR
6POOR
4 PM2.3 ft · 4 s · S 174°
S 8 (g16) mph · 2.5 ft ↓
S 8 (g16) mph · 2.5 ft ↓
4 PM
2.3 ft
4 s
S 174°
S 8
16
2.5 ft ↓
67°
2POOR
2POOR
5 PM2.4 ft · 4 s · S 174°
S 8 (g16) mph · 1.5 ft ↓
S 8 (g16) mph · 1.5 ft ↓
5 PM
2.4 ft
4 s
S 174°
S 8
16
1.5 ft ↓
67°
2POOR
2POOR
6 PM2.4 ft · 4 s · S 175°
S 7 (g9) mph · 0.9 ft ↓
S 7 (g9) mph · 0.9 ft ↓
6 PM
2.4 ft
4 s
S 175°
S 7
9
0.9 ft ↓
67°
4POOR
4POOR
Open-Meteo marine + weather models · NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions · Ventnor City, ocean pier · NDBC buoy 44091 · next update 7:30 AM