120th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you what's happening at 120th Street. To be honest, mate, it's a pretty grim run for the next two weeks. The swell is tiny and the wind is all wrong for most of it. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions.

The first sniff of anything that might get you wet isn't until the 3rd of August, Monday morning. Even then, it's not a winner. The swell bumps up to a meagre 4 feet from the SSE, but it's a short period, lacklustre 8-second swell. The combined energy sitting at 183 is moderate, but the wind is a fresh cross-offshore, so the surface is clean. The afternoon drops a bit to 4 feet, but the wind swings lighter, and the wave comment says it's "surfable but very ordinary". It's a mess of a start.

For the next week after that, it's a dead zone. The swell fluctuates between 1 feet and 4 feet, but the energy is always low, often under 100, and the wind is either cross or cross-shore, creating chop. You'll see a few clean moments on the 4th, 6th, and 7th of August due to cross-offshore winds, but the swell is just too weak and short to make anything of it. The combined energy barely cracks 100 on the 3rd and 6th, but it's not enough.

The best of a bad lot looks to be the 11th of August, Tuesday morning. A clean offshore breeze from the W at 9 mph will groom the 3 feet SSE swell. The periods are a short 7 seconds, and the energy is 62, so it's weak. The wave comment says "surfable but very ordinary." It's not good, but it's the least bad we've got.

Then, on the 16th of August, Sunday morning, there's a late pulse. The swell bumps to 4 feet from the ENE with a 10-second period, which is a better period. The combined energy hits 263, which is moderate. But the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the S at 12 mph, which will put a cross-chop on the surface. It's a frustrating tease.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

Honestly, if you're a paddle surfer, this is a frustrating stretch. The 3rd of August morning is the only real standout, and it's a weak one. The rest of the window is a blank run. The 11th and 16th of August offer a glimmer, but it's small and not clean. The setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer on the 3rd when the wind is fresh and the swell is moderate.

Rusty.

Read more