Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
37
22
24
24
24
18
17
17
24
38
36
35
32
23
29
28
36
36
28
27
28
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.42m
10:18PM1.20m
10:35AM1.40m
11:13PM1.13m
11:30AM1.36m
Low Tide
3:44AM-0.04m
4:27PM-0.00m
4:25AM0.00m
5:15PM0.04m
5:10AM0.06m
6:09PM0.10m
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part cloud
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
21
23
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
17
17
18
20
22
21
19
18
19
20
22
20
20
19
19
21
21
19
21
23
24
22
19
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