Mid-Atlantic:
Ocean City (Maryland) Surf Report
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0-15: conditions are poor in most regards.
16-25: conditions are surfable, but not great.
26-35: conditions are solid, favoring good surf.
36-45: you should be in the water!
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There is a constant relationships between the period of a wave and the speed at which it travels. A longer period swell means the waves are traveling faster and have more energy. When waves have more energy, it means bigger more powerful waves at the beach. For this reason, a 5ft. swell with a 13 second period will almost always be better than an 8ft. swell with a 9 second period. Usually a swell period of 6 seconds or less indicates weaker wind swell and generally less "focused" energy. When the period is greater than 12 seconds, this typically indicates more powerful "ground" swell, which will generate bigger more powerful surf.
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2/26/08: The reports for Maine and New Hampshire are BACK ONLINE as NOAA has finally attended to the local wavebuoys that were downed on January 1st! Thanks everyone for your patience, and thanks to NOAA for following through with their maintenance schedule.
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Wave Height: 2 ft
Swell Period: 5 secs
Swell Direction: SSE
Wind Speed: 11 mph
Wind Direction: Cross Shore (SW)
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TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT...MAINLY
IN SE SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY E SWELL WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING...
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN BECOMING E
IN THE EVENING...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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Last Updated: August 30, 2008, 8:05 am EST
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