120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
26.2° C
2.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 7PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
14
19
30
72
51
35
34
33
30
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
14
14
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
SE
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:46PM1.24m
1:00AM1.04m
1:34PM1.19m
1:50AM0.97m
2:22PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.21m
6:57AM0.20m
7:51PM0.27m
7:50AM0.27m
8:55PM0.30m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
1
1
2
9
4
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
23
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
26
27
30
30
30
28
28
31
29
31
30
28
29
29
28
29
24
25
25
25
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