120th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
26.1° C
1.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
34
49
88
104
80
39
22
15
17
14
19
20
21
20
19
16
19
30
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:22PM1.23m
11:59AM1.29m
00:11AM1.13m
12:46PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.05m
5:33AM0.01m
6:02PM0.13m
6:13AM0.11m
6:52PM0.21m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
25
28
29
30
29
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
27
27
Feels °C
23
22
23
24
24
27
30
31
34
32
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
30
30
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