Ocean City beach and pier MD2 — Near Inlet Shoals. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ocean City

Ocean City is a town in Maryland, United States. From Ocean City you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Ocean City MD, a kite and windsurf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 130 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Ocean City

130 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ocean City.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Ocean City each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Cumbuscuits2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft167 kJ

5 ft355 kJ

6 ft490 kJ

6 ft427 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cumbuscuits, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	355kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	427kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	224kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	12°C

77th Street, OCMD6.9 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft168 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

7 ft543 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 77th Street, OCMD, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 s	168kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 s	375kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	589kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	543kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 s	381kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	56kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	12°C

48th Street (Ocean City)5 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft168 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

7 ft543 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 48th Street (Ocean City), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 s	168kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 s	375kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	589kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	543kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 s	381kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	56kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	12°C

Weiners4 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft168 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

7 ft543 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Weiners, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 s	168kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 s	375kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	589kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	543kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 s	381kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 s	56kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	12°C

Porkies1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft202 kJ

5 ft332 kJ

7 ft634 kJ

7 ft542 kJ

6 ft358 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Porkies, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 s	202kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 s	332kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	634kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	542kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 s	358kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 s	48kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	12°C

Wedge2.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft202 kJ

5 ft332 kJ

7 ft634 kJ

7 ft542 kJ

6 ft358 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wedge, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 smushy	202kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	332kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	634kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	542kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 smushy	358kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	12°C

Inlet Shoals1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft202 kJ

5 ft332 kJ

7 ft634 kJ

7 ft542 kJ

5 ft277 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Inlet Shoals, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	4 ft8 s	202kJ	wind from the north-east, 22 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	5, poor	5 ft8 s	332kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	634kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	542kJ	wind from the north, 21 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 s	277kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 s	48kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ocean City, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Ocean City

Ocean City MD 0.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Ocean City

Ocean City MD 0.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Ocean City

Soprano's PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Tai Ji SushiSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
Captain Bill Buntings AnglerAmerican · 0.2 km from the centre
Flamingo CoastBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Guidos BurritosMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
JackspotSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Ocean City, United States

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Where it is

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