Surf Forecasts:
120th Street surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 120th Street this week:
The surf forecast for 120th Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 120th Street in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 120th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, picture this: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrating around here. I've scanned the whole 16-day window, and honestly, there's not a single session that gets the heart racing. We’re looking at a real drought, folks. The good news is that this stretch of calm isn't unheard of for the area, and forecasts can shift, so don't throw the board in the attic just yet.
The core issue is a lack of any real swell energy. We're dealing with weak, short-period leftovers for the most part. To give you an idea, the combined swell energy only creeps into the 50s and 60s on a couple of days, which is just weak sauce. The swell direction is mostly from the SSE to S, which is fine for this spot, but there's just no power behind it.
Looking at the first few days, Tuesday the 4th kicks things off with a tiny 2ft SSE swell at 7 seconds and a cross-on breeze, making for choppy, uninviting conditions. It's a no-go. The rest of the first week is much the same story: ankle to knee-high slop with cross or cross-off winds. Thursday the 6th morning might clean up a bit with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is still a pathetic 3ft at 6 seconds. Not worth the paddle out.
There is a brief moment around the middle of the week starting Monday the 10th, where the morning winds turn offshore and it goes glassy. The morning of Wednesday the 12th is dead glassy, but the swell has backed off to a mere 2ft. It's pretty, but unsurfable. You'd be better off having a coffee and watching the sunrise than wrestling with that.
The second week continues the trend. A bump in swell on Friday the 14th afternoon sees 3ft of S swell, but it's coming straight onshore and the energy is still weak. The direction is on, but the quality will be poor. After that, it fades away into nothing again. The final days from the 17th onward show the swell dropping to a dismal 0.6ft-1ft with periods finally stretching out a bit, but the energy is completely gone. It's a total flat spell.
So, there you have it. A whole lot of nothing on the horizon. The standout option, if you can even call it that, is probably the clean mornings in the middle of the first week, but even then, it's just not worth suiting up for. Keep the board in the car, but don't be surprised if you don't even need to pull it out. The ocean is taking a nap.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 35 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 34 | 45 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 29 | 38 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 16 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.11m | 1:07PM1.26m | 1:32AM1.06m | 2:03PM1.28m | 2:35AM1.03m | 3:05PM1.30m | 3:45AM1.02m | 4:14PM1.33m | 4:57AM1.05m | 5:23PM1.38m | 6:04AM1.12m | 6:26PM1.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.08m | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:32AM0.12m | 8:55PM0.21m | 8:45AM0.14m | 10:07PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.12m | 11:11PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.08m | 00:09AM0.02m | 12:06PM0.02m | 1:04AM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 25 | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 55 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | NNW 3 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 35 | 25 | 40 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 34 | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | 38 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 317 | 1147 | 188 | 201 | 1154 | 204 | 18 | 242 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 160 | 123 |
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