120th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Sunday 5th July – Afternoon brings a rumble of thunderstorms and a cross-shore wind from the south at 25 km/h. Swell is tiny at 0.3m from the ESE with a period of just 8 seconds. Combined energy is weak (25). It’s a write-off.

Monday 6th July – A brief moment of near-glass early morning, with the wind dropping to 5 km/h from the SSE. Swell is still small at 0.6m from the south, period only 5 seconds (25). It’s clean but gutless. By the afternoon, a bit of rain and the wind shifts to cross-off, but the swell isn’t doing anything.

Tuesday 7th July – Wind picks up from the NNE and NE, cross-onshore, blowing at 20-25 km/h. Swell bumps up to 1.1m from the NE (77) Tuesday afternoon, but with a short 5-second period and chop, it’s a messy, blown-out mess. Not for paddling – maybe look at kiting.

Wednesday 8th July – More cross-onshore wind from the ENE (15 km/h). Swell drops back to 0.9m, energy at 86 – still weak. The afternoon clears up a bit with an onshore breeze, but the waves are tiny (0.7m). Nothing here.

Thursday 9th July – A days of clean cross-shore winds, but the swell is pathetic: 0.4-0.5m from the east/ENE, short period (7 seconds). Energy in the 30s. Not worth getting wet.

Friday 10th July – Light winds, some clean windows in the morning with a cross-off breeze from the WSW (10 km/h). Swell is only 0.5m from the south, period 5 seconds. The energy is low (26). Still no surf to speak of.

Saturday 11th July – A bit more energy shows up in the morning: 1.2m from the NE, period 5 seconds, combined energy 155. But it’s blown out by a moderate cross-onshore breeze at 25 km/h from the NE. Afternoon is worse – onshore and choppy. Avoid it unless you’re on a kite.

Sunday 12th July – Cross-shore winds, small swell (0.6-0.7m), energy in the 40s. Still nothing.

Monday 13th July – This is the first real glimmer. The morning is glassy, with wind from the west at only 5 km/h. Swell is a tiny 0.7m from the SSE, period 4 seconds (63). It’s surfable but very ordinary conditions. That one glassy window might give you a few little closeout walls if you’re on a foamie. It’s the standout of the whole run, but that’s not saying much.

Tuesday 14th July – Offshore wind from the west picks up, 20-25 km/h, keeping the surface clean, but the swell is small: 0.6m from the SE (7-second period, energy in the 40s). Small and clean, but still small.

Wednesday 15th July – Clean but tiny, with 0.4m swell from the SE. Energy is just 20. Not worth the drive.

Thursday 16th July – A little bump swelling to 0.8m from the south, period 6 seconds (energy 48). Clean in the morning but it’s all cross-shore by afternoon. Still marginal.

Friday 17th July – More small south swell, 0.7-0.8m, period 7 seconds. Cross-shore and cross-onshore winds. Nothing special.

Saturday 18th July – Swell drops to 0.3-0.5m from the SE, energy in the teens and twenties. Dead.

Sunday 19th July – Tiny 0.3m from the SE (11 energy). Clean, but you’d be paddling for nothing.

Monday 20th July – The last day. A fresh breeze from the WNW at 35 km/h (cross-off) with a 0.5m swell from the NE. Clean, but it’s a windswell with a period of 6 seconds and energy of 38. Still junk.

Bottom line: The best bet in this entire 16-day stretch is Monday 13th July morning – that glassy early window at 120th Street with a 0.7m south swell. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the only time you might get a fun little session. The rest of the run is either too small, too windy, or both. It’s one of those quiet spells for the area – don’t expect much, and forecasts can always change, but for now, save your energy.

Rusty.

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