72nd Place Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's be straight with you—this is a tough run of forecasts for 72nd Place. The whole 16-day window looks pretty grim with no real standouts to get excited about. We're looking at a long, quiet stretch.

We get started with a bit of swell on Friday the 10th, but it's no good. A 3ft SSW groundswell with a 15-second period is coming in, giving us a moderate 323 units of energy, but the wind is a cross-onshore from the SSW at 6 mph. The water is sitting at 67°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. But the conditions are just poor. That's basically the story for the next two weeks.

The swell sticks around through the 11th, 12th, and 13th, staying around 3ft to 3ft from the SSW. The period drops from 15 seconds down to 13 seconds, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore. It's choppy and messy. It's not worth paddling out for.

By the 14th and 15th, the swell drops off to 2ft and then 2ft. The energy falls into the low 200s and then the 100s. We get a long-period 18-second pulse on the 15th, but it's only 2ft from the SW—that's a whisper, not a wave. The wind is still onshore or cross-onshore. This is a dead period.

For the rest of the first week and into the second, from the 16th to the 24th, it's the same song. Swell heights are mostly between 2ft and 3ft. The combined energy stays well under 500, mostly in the 100s to low 400s. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore from the SSW or SW. Every single session is marked as "poor surf conditions." There's a brief moment on the morning of the 19th with a 4ft SSE swell and a 15-second period, pumping energy up to 802 units—that's moderate energy—but it's rated as marginal at best, and the wind is onshore. It's not a goer.

The 25th of July has a 3ft to 4ft S swell with a 12-second period, giving us 565 units of energy. Again, it's only rated as marginal, and the wind is onshore. It's just not clean.

So, to wrap it up: there are no good surf options in this entire 16-day window. The consistency is generally poor, and the wind is almost always wrong. For a spot like this, it's a blank run that's more normal for the area than a surprise. The only thing that looks interesting here is the wind—with a consistent onshore to cross-onshore breeze and small, weak waves, this setup is far more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. We'll keep an eye on it, but forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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