Surf Forecasts:
72nd Place surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period, SSE swell with 1,346 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 72nd Place this week:
The surf forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s is also forecast. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 72nd Place in the next 16 days are 1.7m 15s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s talk this out in feet. Look, 72nd Place is mostly a tough beat for the next week and a half. From now until Friday the 5th of September, it’s a whole lot of nothing. Swell is tiny, 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, keeping it choppy and poor. The wave energy is moderate, nothing to get excited about.
Then, on Saturday the 6th of September, there’s a glimmer. The wind goes light offshore from the ESE, and the swell comes up to 6ft from the S with a long 15-second period. The energy ramps up strong, and the surf is clean. But the real standout is the morning of Sunday the 7th of September. That’s the one. A 7ft S swell, 15-second period, and a moderate offshore wind from the NE. That’s a proper groundswell with clean conditions—practically a unicorn after all this flat, onshore junk. The water is average temp for this time of year, no big news there.
But that glory is short-lived. By Sunday afternoon, a near-gale from the SSE hits at 31 mph, trashing the surf into a cross-shore mess. Monday the 8th of September stays big at around 7ft but the wind is cross-onshore and the quality is poor. After that, it’s right back to small, onshore slop for the rest of the 16 days.
So here’s the bottom line: if you want the best shot, you’re looking at the morning of Sunday the 7th of September. That’s your window. Clean offshore wind, solid 7ft S groundswell with that long period. The spot is inconsistent and can draw a crowd, so be ready. Everything else in this outlook is a skip. But hey, forecasts change, and it usually doesn’t stay dead for long.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 184 | 156 | 99 | 83 | 65 | 133 | 129 | 197 | 118 | 408 | 497 | 448 | 566 | 532 | 512 | 471 | 845 | 1092 | 1346 | 1257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:39AM2.03m | 00:03AM1.60m | 12:12PM2.05m | 1:05AM1.40m | 12:55PM2.04m | 2:49AM1.24m | 1:54PM2.02m | 6:07AM1.26m | 3:18PM2.01m | 7:16AM1.39m | 4:50PM2.06m | 7:46AM1.52m | 6:05PM2.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.64m | 5:40AM0.80m | 7:10PM0.65m | 6:04AM0.96m | 8:30PM0.65m | 6:31AM1.11m | 10:12PM0.59m | 7:12AM1.26m | 11:41PM0.45m | 10:05AM1.33m | 00:44AM0.29m | 11:53AM1.25m | 1:32AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 233 | 184 | 119 | 83 | 83 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 71 | 53 | 408 | 497 | 448 | 566 | 532 | 401 | 471 | 845 | 1092 | 1346 | 1257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 166 | 166 | 21 | 23 | 67 | 47 | 125 | 68 | 111 | 104 | 35 | 58 | 51 | 24 | 273 | 512 | 387 | 302 | 279 | 275 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 12 | W 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 14 | 156 | 99 | 50 | 65 | 133 | 129 | 197 | 118 | 88 | 59 | 38 | 137 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | — | — | 22 | 52 | — | — | 107 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 91 | 28 | 28 | 82 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 17 | 28 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 144 | 0 | 28 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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