
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
309 | 305 | 362 | 293 | 284 | 280 | 284 | 463 | 390 | 363 | 412 | 382 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 444 | 451 | 512 | 497 | 504 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.47m | 8:25PM1.69m | 9:03AM1.58m | 9:01PM1.66m | 9:25AM1.69m | 9:40PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.04m | 2:24PM0.40m | 2:50AM0.06m | 2:59PM0.26m | 3:13AM0.12m | 3:36PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
309 | 305 | 362 | 293 | 284 | 280 | 284 | 463 | 390 | 363 | 412 | 382 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 444 | 451 | 512 | 497 | 504 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 440 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
32 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 70 | 80 | 108 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
35 | 34 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 49 | 50 | 114 | 125 | 113 | 47 | 119 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 626 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 71 |
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