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North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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North Scripps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at North Scripps today?
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
305 | 301 | 335 | 356 | 418 | 850 | 896 | 998 | 1038 | 694 | 1344 | 1254 | 1254 | 1155 | 1275 | 1312 | 1175 | 827 | 636 | 555 | 389 | 322 | 266 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.14m | 9:08PM2.04m | 10:55AM1.09m | 9:50PM2.04m | 11:55AM1.04m | 10:37PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.46m | 4:25AM-0.52m | 3:26PM0.54m | 5:17AM-0.52m | 4:11PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
245 | 288 | 335 | 356 | 418 | 850 | 896 | 998 | 1038 | 694 | 1344 | 1254 | 1254 | 1155 | 1275 | 1312 | 1175 | 827 | 636 | 555 | 389 | 322 | 266 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
305 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 207 | 145 | 141 | 257 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 53 | 49 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
8 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 25 | 139 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 78 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 294 | 260 | 1 | 107 | 69 | 73 | 106 | 148 | 149 | 265 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 127 | 182 | 69 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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