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Water temperature in Ocean City Beach (NC) in December

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Is it warm enough to swim in Ocean City Beach in December? Average water temperature in Ocean City Beach in December is 60.8°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Ocean City Beach in December is 68.5°F, and the coldest is 52.2°F. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Ocean City Beach

Changes water temperature in Ocean City Beach in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Ocean City Beach for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Ocean City Beach, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day 2024 2023 Min Max
December 161.7°F60.6°F58.5°F68.2°F
December 261°F61.2°F58.1°F67.3°F
December 360.4°F61.7°F58.1°F67.1°F
December 459°F62.2°F57.6°F66.9°F
December 559°F62.6°F57.2°F66.4°F
December 657.4°F61°F57.4°F65.5°F
December 757.6°F61.2°F56.7°F66.2°F
December 857°F60.3°F56.8°F66.9°F
December 955.4°F60.1°F55.4°F67.3°F
December 1056.7°F59.7°F56.1°F67.6°F
December 1156.5°F59.4°F56.5°F67.5°F
December 1258.5°F59.7°F55.9°F67.1°F
December 1358.1°F59.9°F56.3°F67.1°F
December 1456.8°F58.6°F55.2°F67.5°F
December 1556.5°F57.6°F55.2°F68°F
Day 2024 2023 Min Max
December 1655.8°F57.6°F55.8°F68.5°F
December 1753.2°F60.3°F53.2°F66.7°F
December 1856.3°F59°F55.8°F66.9°F
December 1955.6°F57.7°F54.1°F66°F
December 2056.8°F57.2°F55.2°F65.8°F
December 2156.1°F56.8°F56.1°F65.3°F
December 2255.4°F55.9°F55.4°F65.8°F
December 2354.5°F58.3°F54.5°F66.2°F
December 2452.2°F58.5°F52.2°F66.2°F
December 2553.4°F58.5°F53.4°F67.5°F
December 2653.6°F58.1°F53.6°F67.3°F
December 2754.3°F60.3°F53.1°F66.6°F
December 2854.1°F59.2°F54.1°F66.9°F
December 2955.6°F58.8°F54.5°F67.3°F
December 3055.6°F58.1°F54.1°F68°F
December 3157.7°F56.7°F54.7°F68.4°F
Ocean City Beach water temp chart in December

Average water temperature in Ocean City Beach in December over a decade

20152016201720182019
66.2°F61°F59.2°F57.7°F57°F
20202021202220232024
59.9°F61.3°F60.1°F59.2°F56.5°F

Ocean City Beach sea state in December

Chart comparing the height of waves in Ocean City Beach in December over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Waves height in Ocean City Beach in December

Ocean City Beach water temperature during other months:

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Where is the warm sea water in December?

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

AvrMinMax
Hampstead60.1°F52.2°F68.7°F
Hammocks Beach60.6°F51.6°F68.4°F
Masonboro59.2°F51.4°F69.1°F
Seagate59.2°F51.4°F69.1°F
Wilmington59.9°F53.1°F69.4°F
Cape Carteret60.3°F49.8°F68.2°F
Cedar Point60.3°F49.8°F68.2°F
Silver Lake59.2°F49.5°F69.3°F
Broad Creek60.6°F49.8°F68.4°F
Emerald Isle60.6°F49.8°F68.4°F

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