Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.44° N 75.05° W

120th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 120th Street sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 120th Street at 10AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
NE
6
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
29
69
87
74
64
56
20
29
32
25
12
15
74
59
44
31
13
8
8
19
83
94
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.21m
11:52PM0.96m
12:09PM1.15m
00:45AM0.92m
1:00PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.19m
5:41PM0.18m
5:30AM0.26m
6:27PM0.24m
6:14AM0.32m
7:25PM0.29m
rain showers
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:21
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6:19
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
20
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
22
25
25
23
17
14
13
11
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
18
12
12
11
13
13
14
17
18
20
20
22
22
20
12
8
6
3
0
0
1
1
0
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