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120th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
120th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at 120th Street today?
The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 120th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
158 | 154 | 151 | 210 | 216 | 165 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.16m | 7:52PM1.38m | 8:10AM1.15m | 8:28PM1.38m | 8:49AM1.12m | 9:04PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.05m | 2:53AM0.00m | 2:53PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 158 | 154 | 151 | 210 | 216 | 165 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 56 | 66 | 160 | 176 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 31 | 91 | 5 |
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