
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 2AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | 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 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3591 | 3087 | 2735 | 2119 | 1752 | 1518 | 1216 | 1007 | 850 | 704 | 596 | 507 | 1051 | 2490 | 2544 | 2215 | 1943 | 1872 | 1294 | 1357 | 1397 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.36m | 4:23AM1.10m | 12:59PM1.25m | 4:40AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.17m | 8:07PM0.21m | 7:44AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | 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 |
3591 | 3087 | 2735 | 2119 | 1752 | 1518 | 1216 | 1007 | 850 | 704 | 596 | 507 | 633 | 2490 | 2544 | 2215 | 1943 | 1872 | 1294 | 1136 | 938 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 |
428 | 376 | 371 | 203 | 188 | 366 | 362 | 435 | 326 | 309 | 242 | 495 | 1051 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 147 | 141 | 99 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | 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 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 101 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 113 | 218 | 215 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 16 | 243 | 843 | 1357 | 1397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 183 | 190 | 265 | 265 | 170 | 177 |
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