Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
18.4°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 5PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
11
2.3
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1051
1060
951
1834
1143
1403
1605
1635
1658
3255
3371
1616
1462
1194
776
682
595
506
483
363
296
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:41PM1.09m
4:21AM1.01m
4:36PM1.12m
5:11AM1.10m
5:27PM1.17m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.33m
10:20PM0.20m
10:37AM0.26m
11:04PM0.13m
11:27AM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
5
9
10
10
8
6
4
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
8
11
11
10
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