120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
24.3° C
0.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
324
273
336
126
105
61
49
53
48
37
45
44
44
35
32
32
32
33
33
52
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30AM1.21m
11:43PM1.16m
12:16PM1.23m
00:35AM1.11m
1:07PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.16m
5:51AM0.04m
6:31PM0.20m
6:35AM0.08m
7:38PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
5
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
27
27
27
27
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
28
29
30
31
23
21
21
23
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
28
27
28
28
27
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