120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
24.6° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
33
25
25
32
22
18
24
42
42
61
38
45
38
47
53
64
92
61
31
30
32
36
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:35AM1.11m
1:07PM1.26m
1:32AM1.06m
2:03PM1.28m
2:35AM1.03m
3:05PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.08m
7:38PM0.22m
7:32AM0.12m
8:55PM0.21m
8:45AM0.14m
10:07PM0.17m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
29
27
27
28
27
26
29
30
30
27
26
Feels °C
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
26
28
29
28
27
30
30
29
27
26
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