72nd Place Surf Forecast

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72nd Place surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 Oct 2025 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 17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 72nd Place this week:

The surf forecast for 72nd Place over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 14) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 72nd Place in the next 12 days are 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 14) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2PM (Tue 14th Oct)	2ft (0.6m) 14s
Best Surf	2PM (Tue 14th Oct)	2ft (0.6m) 14s
Most Powerful	11AM (Tue 14th Oct)	6ft (1.9m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Mon 20
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	W
Period(s) (?)	14	6	14	13	13	13	13	18	12	12	16	17	18	16	16	16	15	14	14	6	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	165	236	110	102	101	96	55	51	49	47	95	117	207	173	169	164	142	140	138	119	156
Wind (km/h)	S	W	SSE	E	NW	WSW	ENE	WNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		6:28AM 1.61	4:38PM 1.88		7:02AM 1.73	5:54PM 1.89		7:30AM 1.83	6:52PM 1.90		7:54AM 1.93	7:39PM 1.89		8:16AM 2.01		8:21PM 1.86	8:36AM 2.08		9:01PM 1.82	8:56AM 2.13
Low Tide / height (m)	11:02PM 0.38	10:58AM 1.32		12:03AM 0.37	12:15PM 1.15		12:49AM 0.38	1:07PM 0.96		1:25AM 0.43	1:49PM 0.79		1:55AM 0.50		2:25PM 0.64	2:21AM 0.59		2:58PM 0.51	2:45AM 0.70		3:30PM 0.41

		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Mon 20
Sunrise	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-
Sunset	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:12

Rain (mm)	4	13	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	18	17	16	16	17	18	17	19	21	19	21	23	21	22	23	21	20	21	19	17	17
Feels °C (?)	14	11	15	14	16	15	15	17	18	16	19	20	19	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County

Wind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at 72nd Place (moderate winds from the SW at BUOY-PRJC1 8 km from 72nd Place). 0.6m 4s local chop from the SSW with a 0.4m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.3m 8s swell, also from the W as well as a 0.2m 10s swell, also from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the 72nd Place Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 72nd Place provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 72nd Place can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 72nd Place surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (72nd Place) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 72nd Place may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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