Surf Forecast Surf Report

72nd Place surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 01 May 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
72nd Place surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 72nd Place sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at 72nd Place today?

The current surf forecast for 72nd Place at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at 72nd Place. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141414131313132019191919191818181818178891010991615981818181818181616161616162020151515151818181817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2762102011891391841371371492512512512482362092733953953122643675968591672830561349235211230173178276356280180211291291291295334339336336214188188188280356356270428227151229295295229
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononononglassonononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
1.46
12:32AM
2.15
4:08PM
1.49
1:41AM
1.97
5:24PM
1.58
3:09AM
1.81
6:10PM
1.69
4:38AM
1.72
6:43PM
1.79
5:52AM
1.69
7:09PM
1.88
6:51AM
1.67
7:31PM
1.96
7:40AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.16
6:03PM
1.29
8:31AM
0.28
7:28PM
1.38
9:44AM
0.37
9:36PM
1.38
10:51AM
0.44
11:20PM
1.26
11:44AM
0.50
12:27AM
1.09
12:26PM
0.57
1:14AM
0.91
12:59PM
0.64
1:52AM
0.74
1:28PM
0.73
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58-------5:58-------5:56---
Sunset---7:35-------7:36-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:38-------7:39-------7:39
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141516161514141414151616151514151516161715131313141616161514141414141515151514141516171716161515151819191716151516192020
Feels °C (?)13131313131313141313131413141212121314141091010101313131312111211101112131313141414141413151414141616151514141516181717
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