120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
27
29
8
8
8
8
8
8
29
72
48
77
44
30
18
10
9
8
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:48AM1.27m
7:05PM1.42m
7:37AM1.35m
7:52PM1.43m
8:23AM1.40m
8:37PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:52PM-0.01m
1:32AM-0.09m
1:44PM-0.05m
2:17AM-0.12m
2:34PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
25
30
30
27
25
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
21
20
21
23
30
32
31
29
26
23
22
22
21
22
23
23
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