Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 344 | 546 | 588 | 542 | 557 | 1224 | 1178 | 1088 | 1310 | 1441 | 1402 | 1504 | 1822 | 1689 | 2237 | 4282 | 4475 | 3927 | 3471 | 2767 | 2356 | 1938 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:25AM0.97m | 10:03AM1.59m | 2:04AM0.97m | 10:43AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.02m | 3:22AM0.89m | 6:06PM0.10m | 3:41AM0.96m | 7:05PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 267 | 344 | 546 | 588 | 542 | 557 | 1224 | 1178 | 1088 | 1310 | 1441 | 1402 | 1504 | 121 | 188 | 2237 | 4282 | 4475 | 3927 | 3471 | 2767 | 2356 | 1938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 118 | 116 | 83 | 199 | 423 | 492 | 229 | 402 | 288 | 220 | 217 | 186 | 174 | 103 | 207 | 545 | 183 | 239 | 428 | 376 | 371 | 203 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 178 | 176 | 176 | 113 | 157 | 208 | 82 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 106 | 186 | 158 | 106 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 16 | 17 | — | — | 1822 | 1689 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 869 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 265 | 869 | 22 | 167 | 177 | 177 | 167 | 149 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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