Surf Forecasts:
72nd Place surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, S swell with 1,317 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 13s. 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 1.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8PM. 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+) | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.
We're looking at a pretty quiet start up at 72nd Place. For the first few days, the swell is small and the winds are messy, so we're mostly sitting on our hands. There's a solid wait for the good stuff. The water is sitting at a surprisingly warm 74°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual and feels like a summer holdover.
The first real glimmer of hope comes on Sunday morning, the 6th of September. That's the standout. The swell picks up to 5 ft out of the south, and the wind goes completely glassy, dead calm. The combined swell energy will be pumping strong (1065). That's the session to point the car at. The south swell comes in with a period of 14 seconds, which is a nice long groundswell, giving the waves plenty of punch and shape. Just be aware that 72nd Place is a sheltered spot, so that south swell has to bend its way in, but with glassy conditions, it'll be well worth the wait. The afternoon does get a bit of a cross-onshore breeze on it, so the morning is the clear winner.
The swell hangs around into Monday the 7th, with similar 6 ft south-southwest swell, but the wind is a light cross-onshore, so it won't be as clean as Sunday’s glass-off. It's still worth a look if you missed Sunday, but the energy is still strong (1215). After that, the swell starts to fade and the winds get a bit chunkier from the west, so things get sloppy. The rest of the week and into the second week looks like a slow fade to small, weak waves with onshore winds, and a lot of the time the combined energy drops into the low hundreds (e.g. 220 or 168). There are a few moments where the period stretches out to over 20 seconds, which is very long, but with swell heights dropping to 1 ft, it's not going to produce anything ridable. The afternoon of the 18th of September shows a slight bump up in energy (599) but the wind is still on it.
So, the bottom line: Sunday the 6th of September is your gold-plated ticket. Get on it early. The rest of the 16-day window is mostly a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 327 | 497 | 498 | 559 | 525 | 382 | 494 | 932 | 1042 | 1175 | 1090 | 1206 | 1139 | 975 | 710 | 633 | 501 | 226 | 181 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:54PM2.02m | 6:07AM1.26m | 3:18PM2.01m | 7:16AM1.39m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.59m | 7:12AM1.26m | 11:41PM0.45m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 327 | 497 | 498 | 559 | 525 | 382 | 494 | 932 | 1042 | 1175 | 1090 | 1206 | 1139 | 975 | 710 | 633 | 501 | 226 | 163 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | W 6 | W 12 | — | W 5 | WSW 11 | — | W 5 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 23 | 43 | 23 | 165 | 232 | 277 | 392 | 30 | 7 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 | — | 5 | 12 | 21 | 130 | 181 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 115 | 56 | 17 | 108 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 42 | 130 | 14 | 30 | 298 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 39 | — | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 144 | 28 | 28 | 994 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 17 | 0 | 91 | 17 | 101 | 91 | 31 | 91 | 95 | 32 | 91 | 91 | 0 |
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