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Expect the cleanest waves on E/SE long-period swell with light WNW offshore winds.
Smaller windswell days still produce peelers but beware stronger currents around low spots and jetties.
Surf GuideMaryland
Ocean City
Ocean City MD is a long, exposed north-south beach break that lights up on clean E/SE groundswells and often spits fast lefts and rights off shifting sandbars near the boardwalk. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Ocean City in Maryland.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationMaryland, US
Best conditions today
- Waves 1 ft
- Period 8 s
- Wind NE 11 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
1.6 ftrising
- Low0.2 ft
- High1.8 ft
- Low0.1 ft
- High2.0 ft
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Sandbars and frequent rip channels move the best peak day-to-day, and lifeguards frequently manage strong rips near groins and the inlet.
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