120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
25.6° C
1.7° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
2.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
45
123
736
221
191
151
268
235
247
236
72
71
52
51
43
42
29
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
5
S
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SW
5
NW
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:14PM1.22m
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.25m
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
7
1
4
18
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
24
20
23
24
26
28
28
27
27
24
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
30
28
28
18
21
23
26
28
29
30
28
27
18
16
17
20
22
22
22
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