Surf Forecasts:
72nd Place surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with 575 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s 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 (Jul 19) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 16s. 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 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 72nd Place over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest about what we're looking at for the next couple of weeks. Don't get your hopes up too high, but there's a glimmer of something on the horizon if you're patient.
Right now, it's flat and messy. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and choppy conditions at our only real option, 72nd Place. This is an advanced spot that's inconsistent and sheltered from the big stuff, so it needs everything to line up perfectly. It's not happening for a while.
From Wednesday the 15th all the way through to Friday the 24th, it's just a grind. Tiny swell around 1 ft to 4 ft from the SW, with periods that are all over the place. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore – the best we see is a light breeze, but the wave quality is still rated as poor. The wave energy is weak to moderate, jumping into the low hundreds (139 to 622). There is simply no surf worth paddling for.
The first real hint of something better pops up on Saturday the 25th of July. The morning shows a 3 ft SW groundswell with a long 21-second period. The energy jumps significantly to 1245, and it's just a light onshore breeze. It’s still listed as marginal, but that’s a massive step up from what we’ve seen. The next day, Sunday the 26th, pushes the swell height to 5 ft from the SSW, with energy soaring to 1612. That's more like it, but with those long periods from the SW, it might be a bit wonky at a beach setup like this. The wind remains light.
Then on Monday morning, July 27th, we have our one true standout. We get a clean 4 ft swell from the SSW, with a nice 18-second period. The energy is a solid 1041, but the key here is that the light breeze turns completely onshore from the SW. That might sound bad, but for this sheltered, SW-facing break, an onshore wind from the southwest is actually clean and glassy. It’s the best we’re going to get. Keep in mind, this is an advanced spot, so 4 ft is manageable. It's also inconsistent and can get crowded sometimes, so get there early.
After that promising Monday morning, the wind turns cross-onshore again and the quality drops right back off into poor conditions for the rest of the period.
So, to sum it up: a long, boring wait until the end of the month. But if you're keen and skilled, that Monday morning session on the 27th of July at 72nd Place is the one to target. Everything else is a skip.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 78 | 96 | 90 | 64 | 88 | 126 | 130 | 74 | 77 | 246 | 255 | 116 | 268 | 350 | 318 | 255 | 258 | 334 | 575 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.58m | 11:32AM1.72m | 10:33PM2.47m | 12:13PM1.77m | 11:22PM2.28m | 12:55PM1.82m | 00:11AM2.03m | 1:37PM1.86m | 1:05AM1.75m | 2:21PM1.88m | 2:10AM1.49m | 3:08PM1.90m | 3:45AM1.30m | 3:59PM1.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM-0.12m | 4:23PM0.96m | 5:41AM-0.01m | 5:19PM0.95m | 6:21AM0.16m | 6:18PM0.95m | 6:58AM0.36m | 7:25PM0.96m | 7:34AM0.58m | 8:43PM0.94m | 8:10AM0.80m | 10:13PM0.88m | 8:48AM0.99m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | 8:04 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 15 | 50 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 32 | 25 | 74 | 77 | 246 | 99 | 116 | 268 | 246 | 214 | 188 | 258 | 334 | 575 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | W 6 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 65 | 9 | 90 | 64 | 88 | 77 | 130 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 255 | 65 | 235 | 350 | 318 | 255 | 100 | 61 | 27 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 78 | 96 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 126 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 91 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 144 | 28 | 28 | 68 | 28 | 20 | 144 |
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