Ocean City Office of Emergency Management

Special Weather Statement:

10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026

A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for Ocean City through 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 27).

The Ocean City Community Center (including the Free Public Library, Aquatic and Fitness Center, Senior Center, Arts Center and Historical Museum) will be closed on Sunday. The trash and recycling dropoff service at the Shelter Road Recycling Center also will be closed on Sunday.

Residents are asked to stay off streets covered by water. Driving through floodwaters poses a risk to your own safety and to properties damaged by the wake from passing vehicles.

Saturday morning’s high tide reached 7.63 feet on the mean low water scale, almost exactly as high as the historic 2016 nor'easter Jonas. Water levels peaked at 6.77 feet MLW on Saturday night and at 6.1 feet MLW on Sunday morning. Forecasters do not anticipate significant flooding for the next high tide at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Visit www.ocnj.us/octides to compare these predictions to other recent and historic tide levels.

For Police & Fire Department emergencies, call 911. For non-emergencies, call 609-399-9111.

Ocean City, New Jersey
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-6111
www.ocnj.us