120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
26.1° C
2.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
16
16
15
15
17
48
19
29
22
18
12
8
12
9
8
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:14PM1.14m
3:41AM0.90m
4:11PM1.14m
4:42AM0.92m
5:07PM1.17m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.30m
9:57PM0.29m
9:53AM0.30m
10:51PM0.26m
10:48AM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
6
12
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
21
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
25
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
19
22
23
23
23
25
24
22
21
22
24
26
27
26
25
25
26
26
25
27
25
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