Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 379 | 281 | 143 | 138 | 206 | 314 | 354 | 573 | 424 | 414 | 559 | 474 | 377 | 331 | 353 | 358 | 367 | 441 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.42m | 00:55AM1.38m | 2:16PM1.45m | 2:00AM1.12m | 3:05PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.59m | 7:29AM0.19m | 8:31PM0.58m | 8:06AM0.41m | 10:06PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 375 | 379 | 116 | 143 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 143 | 407 | 393 | 380 | 559 | 474 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 233 | 441 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 123 | 281 | 18 | 14 | 206 | 314 | 354 | 573 | 424 | 414 | 18 | 224 | 377 | 331 | 353 | 358 | 367 | 164 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 20 | 129 | 83 | 83 | 163 | 199 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 75 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 68 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 220 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 294 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
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