8th Street Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

1.1FT8s
ESE122º
1.2FT7s
SE145º
2FT7s
ENE77º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

9KTSWSW

12kts gusts, Cross-shore

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Tide

3.0FT

Temperature

72°F

spotName Wind & Weather
70ºF

1mm wetsuit

Ryan Underwood

South New Jersey Forecast

Ryan Underwood •

Today

Lingering rideable swell mix is pretty clean early. S winds rebuild for increasing PM texture.

Dawn to Midday: We keep some fun sized knee-thigh-waist high zone surf for the bigger boards. Surf is cleanest early, so that will be the window to target with a bigger board -- just take the early high tide into account.

Afternoon Outlook: Southerly winds pick up through the day for increasing texture and side/onshore bump.

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8th Street Surf Guide

Family break in a family beach town. This is probably the most well-known/most surfed spot in Ocean City. This spot is essentially set up by the large jetty off 7th St. This stretch of coast faces south/southeast and breaks less critical (more user friendly) than a lot of New Jersey spots. Ocean City, in general, is a bit smaller than breaks to the north. Works on swells from almost any angle. Northwest winds are offshore but it works well with a lot of north in the wind.

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