72nd Place Current Conditions Summary

72nd Place in Long Beach, CA is a beach break, best suited for beginner surfers. Current conditions: 0.9 ft waves, nnw 4 mph (cross-shore), rising. Small for this break but conditions look fun — 0.9 ft with manageable wind. 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.