72nd Place 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at 72nd Place, Orange County, California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 2–3ft, 15s period, rated Poor - Fair. First light looks cleanest — 1-2ft on W swell at 6s with gentle SSW breeze. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 9mph from the SW and dropping conditions to poor - fair.
Sun, May 17: 2–3ft, 15s period, rated Poor - Fair. Early morning is your best window — 3-4ft waves on WSW swell at 7s with light winds out of the ESE. Conditions go downhill through the afternoon.
Mon, May 18: 2–3ft, 13s period, rated Poor - Fair. First light looks cleanest — 2-3ft on W swell at 7s with 11mph SE winds. Things get a bit scrappier as the day goes on.
Tue, May 19: 1–2ft, 16s period, rated Poor. Not the most exciting day — 1-2ft and poor conditions with gentle SSW breeze. Winds do pick up a bit by the afternoon to 12mph.
Wed, May 20: 0–1ft, 14s period, rated Very Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 0-1ft and mostly poor with glassy conditions. Afternoon breeze fills in to 11mph.