What are the current surf conditions at 72nd Place?

72nd Place currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf 72nd Place is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

3
kt

🌊 SWELL

1.6
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

16s

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WIND GUSTS

3kt

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AIR TEMP

20°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.8ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Small 1.6ft waves with long-period 16s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 1.5-1.8ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 19-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	17s	S	5kt	S	6kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	17s	S	5kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	17s	S	5kt	SE	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	4kt	SE	4kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	3kt	SSE	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	SSE	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	ESE	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	ENE	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	N	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	3kt	NW	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	3kt	WNW	3kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	16s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	16s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	S	5kt	WSW	6kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	S	7kt	WSW	7kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	16s	S	7kt	WSW	8kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	15s	S	8kt	W	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	15s	S	9kt	W	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	15s	S	8kt	W	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	15s	S	7kt	W	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	15s	S	7kt	W	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	15s	S	6kt	SW	7kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	SSW	6kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIR10 good hours

🌊 1.8-1.9ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 17-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	SE	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	6kt	SE	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	7kt	ESE	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	6kt	SE	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	S	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	4kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	15s	S	3kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	3kt	S	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	3kt	S	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	4kt	SSW	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	6kt	SW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	7kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	8kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	9kt	W	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	8kt	W	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	8kt	W	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	7kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	SSW	7kt	SW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	5s	W	7kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 1.5-1.9ft 💨 3-11kt 🌡️ 17-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	W	8kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	W	8kt	SSE	10kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	W	9kt	SE	11kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	W	10kt	SE	11kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	W	10kt	SE	12kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	W	11kt	SE	12kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	WSW	10kt	SE	11kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	SSW	10kt	SE	11kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	S	10kt	SE	10kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	14s	S	9kt	SE	10kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	S	9kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	S	8kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	7kt	SSE	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	6kt	S	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	4kt	SSW	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	5kt	SW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	S	7kt	W	7kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	S	6kt	SW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	4kt	SSW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	3kt	S	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	5kt	SSE	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	7kt	SSE	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	S	10kt	SE	12kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 1.2-2.7ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 17-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	SSW	9kt	SE	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	WSW	9kt	SE	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	W	8kt	SE	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	8kt	SE	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	7kt	SE	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	7kt	SE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	6kt	SE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	SSE	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	6kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	W	4kt	S	5kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	W	4kt	SSE	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	6kt	SE	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	7kt	SE	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 1.0-3.0ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	W	8kt	SE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	W	9kt	ESE	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	7s	W	9kt	ESE	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	W	9kt	SE	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	W	8kt	SE	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	7kt	SE	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	W	8kt	SE	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	W	8kt	SSE	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	W	9kt	SSE	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	8kt	SSE	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	7kt	S	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	W	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	WSW	10kt	W	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	11kt	W	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	13kt	W	17kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	11kt	W	15kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	10kt	W	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	8kt	W	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	8kt	WSW	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	WSW	7kt	WSW	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	W	6kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR4 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.5ft 💨 3-11kt 🌡️ 17-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	W	5kt	WSW	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	W	4kt	SW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	W	3kt	SW	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	W	4kt	S	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	W	4kt	SSE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SSE	6kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SW	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	18s	SSW	7kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	18s	SSW	8kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	18s	SSW	9kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	18s	SSW	9kt	S	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	17s	SSW	10kt	S	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	17s	SSW	10kt	S	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	17s	SSW	11kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	20°C	0.8mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	17s	SSW	11kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	20°C	0.8mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	17s	SSW	11kt	SW	12kt	17°C	20°C	0.8mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	17s	SSW	11kt	WSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	SSW	9kt	SW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.7mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSW	8kt	SW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	3s	SW	6kt	SW	7kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSW	5kt	SW	6kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	SSW	4kt	SW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	17s	SSW	4kt	SW	4kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 1.3-1.4ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	17s	SSW	4kt	SW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	17s	SSW	5kt	SW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	17s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.8mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	17s	SSW	5kt	SW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	17s	SSW	5kt	SSW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	17s	SSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SW	4kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SW	4kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SSW	3kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	16s	SSW	5kt	SW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	16s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	16s	SSW	8kt	SW	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	10kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	9kt	16°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.7ft @ 15s

Wind Conditions:2-9kt S

Water Temperature:17-19°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

72nd Place in LA County is a sheltered beach break known for inconsistent surf, with the best conditions occurring during summer and winter—especially January. The spot works best when a southwest groundswells combine with offshore northeast winds, producing clean left and right-hand waves. While the beach offers rideable swell, hazards include rocks, locals, and pollution, and it can get crowded when surf is good. Consistent clean waves are most frequent in winter, making it a prime time for surf forecasting at this location.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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