Surf Forecasts:
72nd Place surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with 990 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S 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 Sunday (Sep 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 72nd Place in the next 16 days are 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Seventy-Second-Place.
Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, I gotta be straight with you: it’s a rough stretch. The only real glimmer of something surfable is right at the start. We’ve got a long gap of nothing but poor conditions after that, so don’t get your hopes up for the second week.
The best bet, and really the only one worth talking about, is the Saturday morning of September 5th. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the SSW, but here’s the kicker – that’s a 16-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy, and it’s packing a solid punch with a combined energy of 808 (moderate wave energy). The wind is light and offshore from the WSW at 3 mph, so it’s going to be glassy. The water is sitting at 72°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you don’t even need a thick suit. The downside? This spot is sheltered and inconsistent, and it’s an advanced wave. It only breaks sometimes, and crowds are possible. For a quick window, it could offer a few clean lines. The swell direction is SSW, which is close to the optimum SW direction for this break.
After that morning, it falls apart. The swell picks up to 5ft by Sunday, but the wind goes cross-off or cross-on, and the quality drops fast. The scores are all poor or marginal from there on out. The waves get smaller, the wind stays messy, and by the middle of the week, we’re looking at tiny, weak swells below 2ft with periods all over the place. Honestly, from Sunday the 6th all the way through to the end of the forecast on September 20th, it’s a long stretch of flat, choppy, or onshore junk. The combined energy drops to two-digit numbers by the second week, which is just weak.
Forget the second week. There’s nothing there. The only window is that Saturday morning, and even then, it’s a gamble for the advanced crew.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 537 | 494 | 985 | 957 | 659 | 905 | 860 | 730 | 384 | 633 | 408 | 232 | 157 | 298 | 419 | 376 | 358 | 349 | 223 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:50PM2.06m | 7:46AM1.52m | 6:05PM2.17m | 8:14AM1.65m | 7:04PM2.26m | 8:42AM1.77m | 7:56PM2.31m | 9:11AM1.89m | 8:42PM2.30m | 9:39AM1.99m | 9:26PM2.21m | 10:07AM2.06m | 10:09PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.33m | 00:44AM0.29m | 11:53AM1.25m | 1:32AM0.17m | 12:59PM1.09m | 2:12AM0.11m | 1:52PM0.92m | 2:48AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.76m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:23PM0.62m | 3:52AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.54m | 4:20AM0.44m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 372 | 537 | 404 | 985 | 957 | 659 | 905 | 860 | 730 | 384 | 633 | 408 | 232 | 157 | 169 | 419 | 160 | 128 | 99 | 223 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 387 | 392 | 494 | 19 | 9 | 408 | 58 | 36 | 51 | 249 | 50 | 11 | 127 | 129 | 298 | 108 | 376 | 358 | 349 | 20 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 22 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 68 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 80 | 18 | 130 | 148 | 51 | 48 | 56 | 46 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 3 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 3 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | — | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 107 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 91 | 1 | 17 | 144 | 28 | 28 | 68 | 28 | 91 | 82 | 28 | 28 | 91 | 20 |
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