120th Street Surf Break

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
23.6° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
18
14
14
18
37
43
34
20
17
16
21
17
12
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
SSE
25
S
30
WNW
20
W
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
2
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
31
30
30
32
32
33
26
28
23
23
23
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
28
27
23
Feels °C
32
32
32
36
33
32
24
27
24
24
25
28
26
27
25
25
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
21
21
16
16
16
13
10
11
7
14
14
14
14
7
36
20
8
8
8
9
9
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
22
22
3
3
15
14
14
14
18
7
7
1
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
NW
2
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
9
21
1
11
7
13
18
37
43
34
20
17
16
21
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
149
91
201
265
317
344
1455
190
4
10
329
1125
2110
2110
1450
1450
3024
144
2110
2110
1156
1060
1156
1060
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
7
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