Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 120th Street today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 11AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 120th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 119 | 200 | 233 | 182 | 346 | 209 | 403 | 514 | 659 | 734 | 846 | 855 | 803 | 831 | 1029 | 1148 | 1482 | 1691 | 2482 | 2380 | 3335 | 3366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM1.10m | 1:38AM0.90m | 1:53PM1.08m | 2:32AM0.91m | 2:47PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.29m | 7:15AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:33AM0.37m | 9:29PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2482 | 2380 | 1985 | 1966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 119 | 200 | 233 | 182 | 346 | 209 | 403 | 514 | 659 | 734 | 846 | 855 | 803 | 831 | 1029 | 1148 | 1482 | 1691 | 1870 | 1952 | 3335 | 3366 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 654 | 462 | 1050 | 1050 | 1060 | 1184 | 1058 | 269 | 1058 | 267 | 261 | 264 | 264 | 1147 | 453 | 267 | 419 | 577 | 573 | 573 | 453 | 442 |
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