72nd Place Current Conditions Summary

72nd Place in Long Beach, CA is a beach break, best suited for beginner surfers. Current conditions: 1.7 ft waves, sw 11 mph (onshore), falling → low. Size is there, but onshore wind hurts shape. 72nd Place is the best surf spot in the Long Beach area. Position where the sandbars are breaking. The breakwater effect diminishes here. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.