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72nd Place Surf Forecast / CAL – LA County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 27 Mar 2023 PDT
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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 14.0 °C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 14.6 max: 16.2 min: 13.4 °C)
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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 14.0 °C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 14.6 max: 16.2 min: 13.4 °C)

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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at 72nd Place (calm at Los Alamitos Army Airfield Airport 8 km from 72nd Place).

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Clean
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How big are the waves at 72nd Place today?

The current surf forecast for 72nd Place at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

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Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
100000000000000000000000001200100110000010000000000000010100
Swell
Height Map
T california.htsgw.metric.3.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.6.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.12.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.27.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.30.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.36.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.51.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.54.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.60.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.75.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.78.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.84.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.99.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.102.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.108.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.123.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.126.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.132.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.147.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.150.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.156.cc23
T california.htsgw.metric.171.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.174.cc23T california.htsgw.metric.180.cc23
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
1.2
W
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.9
W
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)77714141414131313131324242321212121212019191919518181818107781616161661515151515151815161616161616141578888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10787463940402035343434334343423680818180751921921256682162227227160313127183188188132864661701107171676854107478484190192176103150208196207185156
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
10
NW
5
W
5
W
0
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcrossoncross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.92
2:01AM
1.79
8:28PM
1.46
3:40AM
1.72
7:53PM
1.54
5:17AM
1.74
8:05PM
1.60
6:21AM
1.81
8:19PM
1.67
7:07AM
1.89
8:34PM
1.74
7:46AM
1.95
8:51PM
1.82
8:23AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.63
10:52AM
0.64
8:57PM
1.46
12:07PM
0.59
11:52PM
1.40
12:56PM
0.52
12:48AM
1.28
1:32PM
0.46
1:25AM
1.14
2:01PM
0.43
1:57AM
1.00
2:27PM
0.42
2:28AM
0.86

Note: the tide data above is calculated at the surf break location.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Offshore winds at 72nd Place blow from the NE

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
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Rain (mm)
-----------------142----151---------------------------------
Temp. °C1313131619181716161515161614131212111212131212111199111212121212111213141313121212121414151413121212141414131312111111
Feels °C (?)10981015131112131213121199997107656674687589988910101010111111121111111111111111101111119888
Sunrise--6:47-------6:45-------6:43-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset-----7:08-------7:08-------7:09-------7:10-------7:12-------7:12-------7:13------

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