120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
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
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
8
13
10
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
14
48
90
165
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
40
S
20
E
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
High Tide
9:58AM1.29m
10:10PM1.46m
10:52AM1.29m
11:03PM1.37m
11:46AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:56AM-0.18m
4:01PM-0.06m
4:42AM-0.16m
4:51PM-0.01m
5:27AM-0.10m
5:42PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
8
4
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
32
32
30
27
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
27
25
26
Feels °C
28
29
30
30
34
32
32
28
25
23
24
24
24
25
26
25
27
28
28
27
24
26
27
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