Surf Forecasts:
120th Street surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, ENE swell with 197 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE 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 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 120th Street in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 120th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get straight into it. The surf forecast for 120th Street is looking pretty grim, I gotta be honest. We’ve got a long run of very small, weak, and mostly messy conditions ahead. The first few days, from Thursday the 3rd to Monday the 7th of September, are a complete write-off – flat, bumpy, and cross-shore winds just making a mess of things. You’re looking at a full week of near-nothing, with the occasional tiny pulse that’s barely worth a mention. Combined swell energy stays under 100 for most of that time, which is a dead giveaway (50, 41, 33 – you get the picture).
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t arrive until Tuesday the 8th of September. Tuesday morning is actually the best we’re going to get in this whole window. It’s glassy, with light winds from the west and a clean surface. The swell is small, around 2ft from the east, but with a period of 10 seconds, so it’ll have a little bit of shape. Combined energy is still weak at 75, so it’s not going to be pumping, but for a wave-starved stretch, this is the standout. It’s a beach and jetty setup, consistent, exposed to the southeast, and the optimum swell direction matches the forecast east swell, so it should line up alright. Just keep in mind, this is strictly for the foam-ball hunters and longboard cruisers – beginners might have a play but it’s tiny. Crowds are possible here too, as it’s marked as “sometimes” busy.
Beyond that, there’s another little pulse around Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th of September. Monday morning shows 2ft from the southeast with clean offshore winds from the west. The combined energy nudges up to 100, which is still weak but a step up from the surrounding days. It’s surfable, but still very ordinary. Tuesday afternoon offers a similar story – 2ft from the east, clean winds, but nothing exciting. After that, the window closes out with more tiny, onshore slop.
Honestly, for the next two weeks, 120th Street is mostly a flat spell with a couple of brief, small windows. The best surf is on the morning of the 8th of September. It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s the cleanest, most rideable little session on offer. The rest is a long gap of poor conditions, with combined energy staying below 100-123 for the most part. Near-term calls are reliable, so what you see is what you get.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 197 | 91 | 79 | 61 | 98 | 68 | 67 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.09m | 12:45PM1.30m | 1:23AM1.05m | 1:47PM1.28m | 2:29AM1.02m | 2:54PM1.28m | 3:39AM1.03m | 4:04PM1.30m | 4:49AM1.09m | 5:12PM1.34m | 5:53AM1.17m | 6:12PM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.11m | 7:24PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.16m | 8:42PM0.21m | 8:35AM0.19m | 9:55PM0.17m | 9:52AM0.17m | 10:58PM0.10m | 10:58AM0.11m | 11:53PM0.02m | 11:57AM0.04m | 00:44AM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 79 | 61 | 98 | 68 | 67 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 2 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 197 | 91 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 229 | 605 | 344 | 317 | 1063 | 264 | 581 | 261 | 55 | 79 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 188 |
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