
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 120th Street today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 120th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 48 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.40m | 8:37PM1.40m | 9:06AM1.41m | 9:20PM1.34m | 9:49AM1.39m | 10:03PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM-0.06m | 3:00AM-0.11m | 3:20PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.07m | 4:04PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 |
7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 317 | 1050 | 1186 | 317 | 317 | 499 | 499 | 836 | 1074 | 1154 | 1058 | 193 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
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