Wind in Ocean City
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:08 pm (PDT)- Gusts
- 17 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 10 mph at 10:00 pm
- In knots
- 7 kn
Today the wind in Ocean City is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 2 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 25 mph.
Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour
Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.
- Today, Wed 28 2–10 mph · gusts 23 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Thu 29 2–15 mph · gusts 25 SE · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 7–10 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 4–10 mph · gusts 17 ESE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 3–6 mph · gusts 11 SE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 5–10 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 4–6 mph · gusts 11 E · Beaufort 2
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Gusts | 19 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 19 |
| Direction | NW | SSW | W | WNW | WNW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 2 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Gusts | 13 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 12 |
| Direction | WSW | E | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | NBM | NBM |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Gusts | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Direction | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SE | ESE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Gusts | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Direction | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 617 | 1020 | 921 | 917 | 515 | 619 | 512 |
| AIFS | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| GFS | 1720 | 1321 | 1524 | 1423 | 1113 | 1723 | 1415 |
| ICON | 717 | 818 | 920 | 615 | 512 | 612 | 49 |
| HRRR | 1023 | 1525 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NBM | 1323 | 1016 | 1017 | 1017 | 611 | 1017 | 611 |
| Confidence | medium | high | high | high | high | high | high |
Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.
Onshore or offshore wind?
Today, from the west-southwest: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Thursday 29, from the southeast: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Light breeze | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze · today | 8–12 | Scattered whitecaps |
| 4 | Moderate breeze · week peak | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze | 19–24 | Moderate waves, many whitecaps |
| 6 | Strong breeze | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in Ocean CityQuestions
What's the wind like today in Ocean City?
Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 25 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 6.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces west.
More about Ocean City today
Wind near Ocean City
- Pacific Beach 10 mph SSW · 9.7 mi
- Westport 9 mph SE · 13 mi
- Cohassett Beach 12 mph WSW · 14 mi
- Aberdeen 5 mph SE · 18 mi
- South Bend 5 mph SE · 33 mi
- Queets 9 mph S · 33 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 6.3 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:08 pm (local time).
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