120th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, lookin' at the surf outlook for 120th Street. Gotta level with you, this spot is getting hammered by bad conditions for a long time. The water's much warmer than normal at 79°, about 6° above average, so it feels weirdly warm from the start.

For the first week, from Tuesday the 7th of July through to the 11th, it's a real grind. A tiny bit of energy is hitting the beach, with combined swell energy barely hitting 60–70 (65 on Tuesday morning) from the ENE, but the wind is all wrong. Tuesday morning's 12 mph NNE cross-on shore is just chopping it all up. Wednesday and Thursday are no better with onshore and cross-shore winds keeping things messy. The swell is tiny – 1 to 3 feet max – and that short 6-8 second period means it's weak wind-swell anyway. Even Friday the 10th has clean offshore wind from the WNW, but with a swell of just 1 feet (combined energy 44), there's nothing to ride. It's a flat spell in clean conditions.

We then hit a real dead zone from the 11th to the 18th of July. The energy drops right off – readings like 29, 11, 31 – weak stuff, barely a ripple. Not worth paddling out for. You're looking at a solid week of tiny, messy, or blown-out conditions. There's a glimmer of something on Tuesday the 14th afternoon, glassy conditions and 2 feet from the ESE, but the combined energy is still just 62 – surfable but very ordinary.

The only time things get interesting is on Sunday the 19th of July. The morning looks promising, with a 6-foot southerly swell rolling in (combined energy 257), that's moderate energy. The period is 7 seconds, so it's a bit short and won't have real power, but the wind is a light 6 mph WSW cross-offshore, keeping it clean. This is the standout of the whole window. That 6 feet is getting a bit big for the groms, but for an intermediate surfer on a beach/jetty setup, it'll be the most fun you'll have. The afternoon drops a bit to 5 feet and the wind picks up to 12 mph, still cross-off, but the morning is the call. Monday the 20th then fades back to tiny 3-foot surf with combined energy of 103 – just ordinary.

So, the best on offer is that Sunday morning the 19th of July at 120th Street. Get on it. The rest of the sixteen days is a write-off. Don't hold your breath. This area tends to see these blank runs, and forecasts can change, but right now, it's a lean stretch.

Rusty.

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