The Atlantic Ocean’s first Category 3 hurricane since Sandy in 2012, Edouard maxed out with sustained winds of 115 mph on Wednesday, but the storm is headed for its demise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
As of Thursday afternoon, Edouard had winds of 80 mph and was in the center of the Atlantic Ocean headed east toward Europe and Africa.
The storm never posed a threat to Ocean City or the East Coast of the U.S., but it did send some great surf to Ocean City on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday.
Surfers awoke Thursday morning to sets of head-high waves groomed by light offshore winds. All of Ocean City’s breaks were crowded through the day with the water temperature still in the low 70s.
The swell is not expected to be significant on Friday.
The gallery above includes images from early Thursday morning in Ocean City. Feel free to add you own images by using the upload buttons below:
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