Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 537 | 530 | 786 | 894 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 754 | 706 | 687 | 573 | 573 | 478 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 350 | 326 | 452 | 425 | 557 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.19m | 4:52PM1.30m | 7:05AM1.27m | 5:52PM1.36m | 7:17AM1.37m | 6:40PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.24m | 11:35AM0.95m | 00:09AM0.20m | 12:21PM0.78m | 00:40AM0.17m | 12:58PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 530 | 537 | 530 | 786 | 894 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 754 | 706 | 687 | 573 | 573 | 478 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 322 | 326 | 452 | 425 | 557 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 300 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 158 | 158 | 75 | 150 | 140 | 140 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 65 | 34 | 350 | 276 | 212 | 295 | 298 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | S 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 117 | 227 | 220 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 51 | 47 | 160 | 30 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 85 | 116 | 113 | 298 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 182 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
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