Ocean City Beach surf report
Ocean City, New Jersey
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Ocean City Beach is also scored for
About Ocean City Beach
Ocean City Beach sits on the New Jersey coast, where the water runs from about 41°F in January to 76°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 76°F in July and dropping to about 41°F in January.
Today it is 77°F. That is 3° above the August average of 74°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Beesleys Point about 4.8 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ocean City Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 58 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 6s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.