
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 120th Street today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 120th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
634 | 551 | 306 | 205 | 119 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.39m | 8:49PM1.30m | 9:06AM1.42m | 9:31PM1.26m | 9:47AM1.42m | 10:18PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM-0.05m | 2:58PM-0.01m | 3:05AM-0.05m | 3:42PM-0.02m | 3:44AM-0.04m | 4:27PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
634 | 551 | 306 | 205 | 119 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
61 | 62 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 442 | 1063 | 499 | 288 | 283 | 1460 | 1116 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 91 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
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