120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
25.9°C
3.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
6
11
10
16
15
13
13
29
27
25
16
44
43
29
29
28
28
16
16
16
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
NE
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:39AM1.03m
4:04PM1.30m
4:49AM1.09m
5:12PM1.34m
5:53AM1.17m
6:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.17m
10:58PM0.10m
10:58AM0.11m
11:53PM0.02m
11:57AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
21
22
21
22
23
23
22
23
22
24
24
23
23
22
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