120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
25.1° C
1.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.9
SSW
7
1
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
27
52
97
332
96
150
58
44
32
23
25
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
20
SSE
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:52AM1.29m
11:03PM1.37m
11:46AM1.28m
11:54PM1.28m
12:37PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:51PM-0.01m
5:27AM-0.10m
5:42PM0.06m
6:12AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
5
6
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
27
25
25
26
26
29
29
28
26
28
26
25
24
25
24
25
26
26
26
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