Surf Forecasts:
120th Street surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, ESE swell with 226 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE 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 (Sep 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 120th Street in the next 16 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 120th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the same rundown in feet and miles per hour.
The water’s a touch warmer than normal for the season, sitting at 77°F – so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home.
Now, the next two weeks are looking pretty poor for 120th Street. From Friday, August 28th, through the first week of September, it’s mostly knee-high junk with bad conditions. The wave energy is barely there – 46 on Friday afternoon, with glassy wind but only 2ft waves from the ESE at a short 8 seconds. Not enough to get excited about.
Saturday the 29th brings a little more size (3ft) but it’s short-period windswell from the ENE at 5 seconds, and the cross-onshore wind is 16 mph – choppy and messy. Sunday and Monday are similar with even smaller surf and onshore winds.
The whole first week is a washout. There’s a spike in energy on Wednesday, September 9th – the combined energy jumps to 289 and 406, with a 3ft swell from the SE at a long 14-second period. That’s real groundswell, but the wind is light cross-onshore, and the conditions are still poor. The long period will make it close out on a beach break like 120th. Not worth it.
Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th have some offshore wind options, but the swell is tiny – 2ft and 2ft – and the energy is weak (141 on Thursday morning, dropping to 100). The wind is clean, and the morning of the 10th has a moderate offshore breeze from the WNW, but you’d be fighting for scraps.
The last couple of days, Saturday, September 12th, have a fresh cross-offshore breeze from the NNW at 19 mph, but the swell is still only 2ft from the ESE. The energy is moderate (124), but the waves are too small to ride.
Honestly, there’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The surf is consistently poor – no quality or size. If you’re desperate, the early morning of Thursday, September 10th, might offer a clean-looking 2ft wave with offshore wind, but it’s a long way off and not worth planning around.
This is Rusty, signing off. Keep your eyes on the forecast – it can’t stay this flat forever.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 226 | 67 | 58 | 59 | 36 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.34m | 9:01AM1.26m | 9:14PM1.31m | 9:36AM1.29m | 9:52PM1.27m | 10:15AM1.31m | 10:35PM1.21m | 10:58AM1.32m | 11:24PM1.15m | 11:48AM1.31m | 00:21AM1.09m | 12:45PM1.30m | 1:23AM1.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.07m | 3:03AM-0.03m | 3:20PM0.05m | 3:38AM-0.04m | 4:00PM0.05m | 4:12AM-0.02m | 4:42PM0.07m | 4:47AM0.00m | 5:26PM0.10m | 5:26AM0.05m | 6:18PM0.15m | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:24PM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 15 | 49 | 36 | 59 | 36 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | S 4 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | 67 | — | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 5 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | NW 2 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 19 | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 226 | 43 | 58 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 265 | 269 | 265 | 377 | 265 | 2279 | 91 | 317 | 1186 | 117 | 58 | 2345 | 272 | 362 | 552 | 193 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
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