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Ocean City Inlet water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Ocean City Inlet from NDBC station 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD (OCIM2). The station is 0.2 nautical miles from Ocean City Inlet.

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Latest report

61.2°F

61.2°F is cool. Many boaters still dress as if they might end up in the water.

Water
61.2 °F
Wind
4 kt (4.6 mph)
Gust
5 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 6:30 PM EDT

Wind at 4 knots is Beaufort force 2, Light breeze. Comfortable for almost any recreational boat. Beaufort scale · Knots to mph

Source and freshness

Retrieved from the NOAA NDBC realtime 2 file. A fresh copy is reused for about 2 minutes, and a recent copy can stand in for up to 30 minutes if the feed blips. Retrieved Oct 22, 7:23 PM EDT.

NDBC station OCIM2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Advanced Marina, Bahia Marina at Fish Tales, Bluewater Yacht Sales, C & D Marine, Harbour Club, Isle of Wight Bay, Miss Kathleen, North Atlantic Ocean.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for Ocean City InletThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Ocean City Inlet tide chartCO-OPS 8570283 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

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Water temperature questions

Where does the Ocean City Inlet water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station OCIM2 (8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD). That is the same buoy file the Ocean City Inlet harbor page already requests. This page does not add a separate CO-OPS water-temperature product.

How fresh is the buoy reading?

The page shows the observation time from the NDBC report and the time Boat or Nope retrieved the file. The realtime file is cached for about 2 minutes when fresh, and a recent copy can be reused for up to 30 minutes if NDBC is briefly unavailable.

Why might the beach feel different from this temperature?

A buoy can sit offshore of the harbor, and shallow water warms and cools faster than the sensor. The station name and distance, when Boat or Nope has one, say how far the reading is from the harbor.

What does a cold reading mean for boating?

Water under 60°F can cause cold shock if someone falls in. The note on this page is general context. It is not a life-jacket or wetsuit rule for your boat.