Long Beach · Los Angeles County · California
72nd Place Surf Report & Forecast, Long Beach, California
72nd Place, Long Beach, California: flat (under 1 ft), at 2 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 15 seconds from the southwest, with a 9 mph onshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 3:24 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 15 s · SWplus 0.3 ft · 16 s · S
- Wind
- 9 mph (WSW), gusts 14onshore
- Tide
- 0.2 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 3:24 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:19 amset 4:53 pm
72nd Place surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at 72nd Place: 8 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at 72nd Place: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 11 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 2.7 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | -0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | -0.0 ft |
72nd Place waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 pm, sets at 72nd Place arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly surging and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 13 s
- How they break
- Surgingwhich means waves surge up the beach without a clean break
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
72nd Place surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at 72nd Place: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 0–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for 72nd Place are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 0–1 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.2 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–2 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 10 mph onshore (SW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.1 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 18 s · SW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 7 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 20 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 18 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for 72nd Place are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
72nd Place tide chart and tide times
Tides at 72nd Place today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.2 ft at 1:52 am, high 6.5 ft at 8:12 am, low -0.4 ft at 3:24 pm and high 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 0.2 ft and falling.
72nd Place tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.2 ft at 1:52 amHigh 6.5 ft at 8:12 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:24 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:26 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:43 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:50 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:07 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:03 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 12:24 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:27 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:14 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.5 ft at 1:54 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:48 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:54 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:10 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.6 ft at 4 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:33 amHigh 4.8 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:08 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:28 amLow 3.7 ft at 7:26 amHigh 4.4 ft at 12:55 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 4:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:46 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:32 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
72nd Place water temperature
The water temperature at 72nd Place is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°F and a 9 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near 72nd Place
- Ray Bay0.5 mi S · 3 ft · Fair
- Seal Beach Pier0.8 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Surfside Jetty2.0 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Sunset Beach3.3 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Bolsa Chica State Beach5.2 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- HB Cliffs7.5 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About 72nd Place
72nd Place is a beach break in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Long Beach Peninsula.
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