Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1752 | 1518 | 1216 | 1007 | 850 | 704 | 605 | 507 | 1051 | 2411 | 2544 | 2426 | 2271 | 1718 | 1447 | 1136 | 1276 | 1168 | 823 | 565 | 557 | 465 | 427 | 378 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.36m | 4:23AM1.10m | 12:59PM1.25m | 4:40AM1.19m | 2:35PM1.17m | 4:57AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.21m | 7:44AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.23m | 9:43AM0.92m | 9:48PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1752 | 1518 | 1216 | 1007 | 850 | 704 | 605 | 507 | 633 | 2411 | 2544 | 2426 | 2271 | 1718 | 1447 | 1136 | 938 | 786 | 619 | 565 | 557 | 465 | 135 | 84 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 188 | 366 | 362 | 435 | 326 | 309 | 242 | 495 | 1051 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 147 | 141 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 86 | 427 | 378 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 113 | 218 | 215 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 24 | 27 | 55 | 51 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 25 | 144 | 547 | 928 | 1276 | 1168 | 823 | 481 | 319 | 198 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 21 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 721 | 265 | 22 | 71 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
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