Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 2PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.8
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
2.4
E
12
3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
11
3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
763
1127
1679
2380
1378
1747
2293
2246
1046
1031
973
935
932
1040
1275
1331
1384
1403
1429
1292
1164
1904
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:32AM0.91m
2:47PM1.08m
3:27AM0.94m
3:41PM1.09m
4:21AM1.01m
4:36PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.37m
9:29PM0.26m
9:41AM0.33m
10:20PM0.20m
10:37AM0.26m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
13
12
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
7
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
9
8
8
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
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