Ocean City, MD 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Ocean City, MD, Maryland. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 1–2ft, 9s period, rated Poor. Expect 1-2ft waves early on E swell at 10s. Wind increases to 17mph from the S.
Sun, May 17: 3–4ft, 8s period, rated Fair - Good. The sweet spot is around midday — 4-5ft waves, 8mph WNW winds, good conditions. Early on is a little rough — give it until mid-morning to shape up. Sea breeze fills back in by mid-afternoon so get on it early.
Mon, May 18: 1–2ft, 8s period, rated Poor. Dawn patrol is the move — 2-3ft on S swell at 4s with 7mph from the SW. The S wind kicks in by afternoon — 11mph and poor by then.
Tue, May 19: 2–3ft, 9s period, rated Poor - Fair. First light looks cleanest — 2-3ft on SE swell at 9s with moderate SW wind around 10mph. The SSW wind kicks in by afternoon — 16mph and poor - fair by then.
Wed, May 20: 2–3ft, 5s period, rated Poor - Fair. Pretty quiet out there — 2-3ft and mostly poor - fair with 11mph from the SSW. Expect the wind to bump up to around 16mph by PM.