
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
389 | 394 | 394 | 316 | 316 | 210 | 300 | 242 | 322 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 176 | 181 | 195 | 184 | 213 | 161 | 156 | 154 | 112 | 154 | 197 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.09m | 7:58PM2.13m | 10:03AM1.16m | 8:48PM2.18m | 10:43AM1.22m | 9:37PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM-0.36m | 1:29PM0.71m | 3:28AM-0.47m | 2:25PM0.66m | 4:11AM-0.50m | 3:18PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
389 | 394 | 394 | 316 | 316 | 210 | 300 | 242 | 322 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 176 | 181 | 195 | 123 | 213 | 161 | 156 | 154 | 77 | 95 | 131 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
22 | 22 | 24 | 68 | 112 | 161 | 140 | 175 | 46 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 120 | 120 | 89 | 112 | 133 | 45 | 17 | 57 | 66 | 154 | 197 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | W 4 | W 4 |
98 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 96 | 133 | 184 | 45 | 133 | 25 | 25 | 112 | 49 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 18 | — | 17 | 28 | 32 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
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