Ocean City (New Jersey) live beach cam & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by Jim Ginn via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Ocean City (New Jersey): 6 kts SSW, gusts 8, 0.4 m waves, water 16 °C.
7-day forecast
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| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Wind | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Gusts | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Temperature | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Primary swell | 0.37s↑ | 0.48s↑ | 0.48s↑ | 0.58s↑ | 0.57s↑ | 0.57s↑ | 0.67s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.99s↑ | 1.09s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.28s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.39s↑ | 0.39s↑ | 0.39s↑ | 0.49s↑ | 0.49s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.59s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.68s↑ | 0.78s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.23s↑ | 0.23s↑ | 0.23s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.33s↑ | 0.43s↑ | 0.53s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.99s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.94s↑ | 0.94s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 0.95s↑ | 1.18s↑ | 1.28s↑ | 1.18s↑ |
| Waves | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Period | 9s | 8s | 8s | 8s | 7s | 6s | 5s | 6s | 7s | 8s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 6s | 6s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 7s |
| Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Groundswell | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Ocean City, Cape May County
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SUP
Ocean City, on a barrier island in Cape May County, calls itself America's Greatest Family Resort, and it has been a dry town since its founding as a Methodist retreat in 1879: no alcohol is sold within city limits. Its boardwalk runs about two and a half miles along the beach, with amusement piers, arcades and food stands, and the beaches in front of it are wide and gently sloping. This live cam belongs to the Ocean City Fishing Club, whose pier at 14th Street has a pan-tilt-zoom camera looking north up the beach and the boardwalk. The island faces east-southeast, so it picks up swell from nor'easters in fall and winter and from tropical storms in late summer; jetties at many street ends hold sandbars that make peaks for surfing, and in summer certain beaches are set aside for surfers. Northwest winds are offshore. Ocean City Beach Patrol guards the beaches from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day or later, and beach tags are required for anyone 12 and over in that period. Rip currents near jetties and the pier are the main hazard. The water runs from about 4 °C in February to about 23 °C in August.
Ocean City (New Jersey) FAQ
- Is there a beach cam at Ocean City (New Jersey)?
- Yes. The live beach cam for Ocean City (New Jersey) is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
