Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.7° 

120th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 120th Street today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 1PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at 120th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
493
589
606
575
574
610
693
918
1165
1562
2024
2246
1870
1721
2639
1505
1676
1197
1197
1146
1027
1174
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:53PM1.08m
2:32AM0.91m
2:47PM1.08m
3:27AM0.94m
3:41PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.37m
8:29PM0.29m
8:33AM0.37m
9:29PM0.26m
9:41AM0.33m
10:20PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
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Temp °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
0
2
3
4
5
4
6
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
8
10
12
10
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