Surf Forecasts:
72nd Place surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 543 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. 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 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM. 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+) | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s look at this one in the old numbers.
72nd Place is looking like a long, quiet stretch. From today right through until Saturday, July 18th, there’s hardly a single session worth paddling out for. That’s about 10 days of flat, onshore slop or tiny leftovers. Waves barely break 3 ft for most of it, and the wind’s always cross-on or onshore, killing any chance of a clean face.
There’s a little spike in period on the 15th, hitting 18 seconds, but the wave height drops to a feeble 1 ft. Combined energy is still low (218). Not a goer.
Water temp is running 66°F, which is just about normal—nothing wild.
The only real chance comes on Sunday, July 19th, in the morning. Swell finally pushes up to around 4 ft from the S, with a 16-second period and energy jumping to 1117. That’s moderate, solid long-period groundswell. Light wind from the S, just a bit cross-on, but light enough it’s only putting a few ripples on the water. It’s still tagged as marginal, but this is the best we see. 72nd Place is a sheltered spot and tends to be inconsistent, so when it shows up it can be rewarding.
Monday the 20th holds on a bit—4 ft from the SSW with energy about 1096—but the afternoon wind picks up and messes it.
After that, it’s back to small and weak. Nothing else worth paddling for.
If you’re keen, the one window is Sunday morning July 19th. The rest of this… I’d find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 524 | 422 | 402 | 397 | 339 | 309 | 305 | 314 | 263 | 210 | 297 | 301 | 217 | 236 | 239 | 149 | 119 | 123 | 152 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:27PM2.01m | 6:04AM1.28m | 5:21PM2.15m | 7:32AM1.35m | 6:16PM2.30m | 8:34AM1.45m | 7:11PM2.44m | 9:24AM1.53m | 8:04PM2.55m | 10:08AM1.60m | 8:55PM2.60m | 10:50AM1.67m | 9:45PM2.58m | 11:32AM1.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.66m | 10:18AM1.05m | 1:02AM0.41m | 11:28AM1.12m | 1:55AM0.18m | 12:36PM1.13m | 2:45AM-0.00m | 1:38PM1.10m | 3:32AM-0.12m | 2:35PM1.05m | 4:17AM-0.16m | 3:29PM1.00m | 5:00AM-0.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
 | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 505 | 524 | 422 | 402 | 397 | 339 | 309 | 305 | 314 | 263 | 210 | 297 | 301 | 217 | 236 | 239 | 149 | 119 | 123 | 86 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 72 | 37 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 102 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 21 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | WSW 5 | S 24 | W 17 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 57 | 111 | 152 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 176 | 0 | 144 | 91 | 28 | 53 | 50 | 28 | 28 |
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