Maryland Shore Guide

Ocean City

Down the Ocean

Everything for a day at the shore — conditions, parking, the Boardwalk and the bayside sunset, and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Inlet lot, meters & lots

Boardwalk & Pier

Rides, the pier & bayside sunset

Dining

Thrasher's fries & crab cakes

Things to Do

Dolphin, pirate & Assateague

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Inlet / Downtown

Boardwalk, pier & rides

Inlet lot · arcade

Midtown

Wide sand · near the pier surf

Street meters

North OC

Quieter family blocks

Free side-street parking

Assateague Island

Wild ponies · dunes & camping

10 min south · national seashore

Fenwick Island DE

Just over the state line, calmer

Tax-free shops

Northside Beach

Family blocks by 125th St

Near Northside Park

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Berlin

15 min west

Coolest small town · Main St

Assateague

10 min south

Wild ponies & national seashore

Fenwick Island

10 min north

Quiet beach · tax-free Delaware

Rehoboth Beach

40 min north

Outlets & a second boardwalk

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Ocean City. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.