Photos and videos: Nor’easter pounds Maryland, Delaware beaches

A powerful early-season coastal storm — or nor’easter — is hammering the Maryland and Delaware beaches.

The massive storm has prompted high wind warnings, coastal flood warnings, and high surf and rip current advisories, which are in effect through Sunday.

Satellite view of the Nor'easter Saturday morning. Satellite view of the Nor’easter Saturday morning. (NOAA)

The National Weather Service is forecasting “two to three feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways” and “large breaking waves of up to 11 feet in the surf zone.”

The storm is responsible for the cancellation of the Oceans Calling music festival in Ocean City, Maryland.

Wind gusts have reached as high as 58 mph in southern Delaware, just north of Bethany Beach, while gusts over 40 mph have been widespread across the Delmarva Peninsula.

Peak wind gusts through late Saturday morning. (NOAA)

The beaches have taken a beating, with water running up to the dunes and, in some cases, breaching them. Significant erosion is occurring.

Because the lumbering storm is so slow-moving, the prolonged pounding from the ocean could cause significant damage. Conditions should gradually improve Monday.

Below are pictures and videos from the region:

Coastal flooding Bethany Beach, Delaware on Saturday. (Robin Koralek/Facebook)Big waves in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Saturday. (Tyler Moore/Facebook)Ocean water breaching the dunes in Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday. (Allison Poling/Facebook)Ocean water running up to the dunes in Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday morning. (J Parker/Facebook)Flooding along Little Assawoman Bay in Fenwick, Delaware on Saturday morning. (Michelle NC/Facebook)The north boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Saturday morning. (Frank Edward/Facebook) Coastal flooding in Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday morning. Flooding in Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday morning. (Kaitlyn Ballesteros/Facebook)Flooding in North Bethany Beach, Delaware on Saturday morning. (Tracy Gilbert Jacobs/Facebook)