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120th Street surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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120th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 120th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.9
S
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)677887777444557884777665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10111111111155510111513841611271055232215
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
ENE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
1.49
10:41AM
1.19
10:54PM
1.43
11:41AM
1.14
11:54PM
1.36
12:43PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
-0.12
4:39PM
-0.03
5:33AM
-0.06
5:31PM
0.04
6:31AM
0.01
6:31PM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:15----
Sunset------7:40-------7:42-------7:42-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C11111010121110109765667779101115151616
Feels °C (?)5776721220-1-20111-11239121414
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