Surf Forecasts:
72nd Place surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 20 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 462 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 21 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s 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 Wednesday (Oct 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 22s. 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 1.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 376 | 443 | 261 | 281 | 449 | 364 | 448 | 261 | 371 | 291 | 344 | 305 | 305 | 236 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 89 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.72m | 7:22AM1.76m | 6:41PM1.76m | 7:36AM1.89m | 7:27PM1.80m | 7:55AM2.03m | 8:12PM1.81m | 8:17AM2.17m | 8:57PM1.80m | 8:44AM2.30m | 9:44PM1.75m | 9:15AM2.39m | 10:34PM1.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM1.19m | 00:40AM0.55m | 1:03PM1.01m | 1:07AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.80m | 1:34AM0.59m | 2:13PM0.58m | 2:01AM0.64m | 2:51PM0.38m | 2:30AM0.72m | 3:31PM0.22m | 3:00AM0.81m | 4:15PM0.12m | 3:32AM0.91m | |||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 462 | 376 | 443 | 261 | 281 | 449 | 351 | 254 | 261 | 371 | 72 | 344 | 305 | 305 | 236 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 89 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 6 | S 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 4 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 1 | 206 | 216 | 194 | 364 | 448 | 243 | 66 | 291 | 43 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 87 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | S 22 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 4 | W 9 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | S 18 | — | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | S 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 62 | 14 | 36 | 87 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 135 | 133 | — | 28 | — | 25 | — | 2 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 9 | — | 109 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 144 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 53 | 32 | 68 | 43 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
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