RIP CURRENTS AND SURF ZONE FORECAST
FOR OCEAN CITY MARYLAND

Rip Currents and Surf Zone Forecast

-152015-
Maryland Beaches-
Including the beaches of Ocean City Beaches and Assateague
803 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate.
Surf Height.................2 to 3 feet.
UV Index**..................Moderate.
Water Temperature...........Upper 60s.
Weather.....................Cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
Ocean City Fishing Pier..High at 11:08 AM EDT.
Low at 05:06 PM EDT.
Remarks.....................None.

.MONDAY...
Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate.
Surf Height.................2 to 3 feet.
Weather.....................Cloudy. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature............In the lower 70s.
Winds.......................Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides...
Ocean City Fishing Pier..Low at 06:02 AM EDT.
High at 11:56 AM EDT.
Remarks.....................None.

.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. Showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.REMARKS FOR EXTENDED...Surf Heights greater than 4 feet typically
result in dangerous breaking waves in the surf zone and potentially
a Moderate to High Rip Risk.

&&

Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** The beach forecast graphic can be found at weather.gov/beach/akq.

$$

Special Marine Warning Forecast

- IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
755 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA...
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA...
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 755 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm west of
Urbanna Inlet, moving east at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Smith Point, Stingray Point, Hole In The Wall, Windmill Point,
Irvington, Gwynns Island, Longs Creek Inlet, White Stone Bridge,
Gwynns Island Reef, and Urbanna Inlet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Beach Weather Forecast:


Today: Cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 11 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Ocean City Emergency Radio Live Broadcast


Radio broadcasts can be found at:
WPSB 99.5 FM greater Ocean City area.
WWOP 100.3 FM Ocean Pines
 


 

 

 

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