120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
14
13
8
8
9
8
9
7
10
17
18
18
18
18
19
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36PM1.08m
12:03PM1.23m
00:25AM1.00m
12:51PM1.17m
1:17AM0.94m
1:41PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.16m
6:14PM0.21m
6:09AM0.25m
7:06PM0.28m
6:57AM0.32m
8:11PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
18
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
26
26
25
25
24
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