Surf Forecasts:
120th Street surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, ESE swell with 147 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 120th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 120th Street in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 120th Street over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – I’ve looked at the charts for 120th Street, and honestly, for this whole 16-day stretch, it’s a tough run. We’re looking at a long, dry spell where the surf just isn't cooperating. The first solid recommendation doesn't show up until the morning of Monday, July 21st.
Up until then, we’re staring down the barrel of small, weak swell and wind that’s almost always in the way. The early days, starting Saturday the 11th, are barely a ripple – 0.7 ft of ESE windswell with a short 9-second period. The combined energy is a measly 22, and it's blown out by a cross-onshore breeze. That pattern just keeps repeating. We get a couple of glassy moments on the morning of Tuesday the 15th, but the swell is still only 1.0 ft. The afternoon of Wednesday the 16th has a clean, offshore breeze, but again, the wave height (1.0 ft) just isn't there to ride.
There’s a stretch of about 9 days here where the score is a flat zero. The water temp on the first day is a very unusual 79°, which is 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath, but unfortunately, not a surfable one.
Finally, on Monday the 21st of July, we get a little glimmer. The morning is glassy, dead calm wind, and the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the ENE. The combined energy hits 117, which is a moderate push. The conditions are listed as “surfable waves but very ordinary”. It’s not going to be epic, and it’s still an exposed beach/jetty setup, but for this forecast window, that Tuesday the 22nd morning is the absolute best on offer. The wind is glassy, and you might find a few crumbly ones. After that, the wind turns cross-onshore again and the quality drops right off through the end of the month.
So, to sum it up: there’s a massive gap of poor conditions, and the only real chance to get wet is that glassy window on the morning of July 21st. It's not a standout by any stretch, just the only ticket in town.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 75 | 139 | 77 | 55 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.42m | 6:16AM1.11m | 6:37PM1.48m | 7:16AM1.18m | 7:33PM1.53m | 8:11AM1.23m | 8:26PM1.54m | 9:05AM1.27m | 9:19PM1.51m | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:10PM1.46m | 10:52AM1.29m | 11:03PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.04m | 00:24AM-0.00m | 12:16PM-0.00m | 1:20AM-0.07m | 1:15PM-0.04m | 2:15AM-0.13m | 2:13PM-0.07m | 3:07AM-0.17m | 3:09PM-0.08m | 3:56AM-0.18m | 4:01PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.16m | 4:51PM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 72 | 75 | 139 | 77 | 55 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 15 | 33 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 1050 | 362 | 362 | 441 | 499 | 442 | 460 | 5 | 25 | 2103 | 188 | 156 | 1338 | 91 | 317 | 1450 | 190 | 25 | 190 | 344 |
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