
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
474 | 377 | 331 | 419 | 358 | 367 | 441 | 330 | 691 | 859 | 838 | 806 | 480 | 474 | 559 | 608 | 551 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 442 | 511 | 971 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.12m | 3:05PM1.48m | 3:37AM0.92m | 3:58PM1.50m | 5:57AM0.86m | 4:54PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.41m | 10:06PM0.52m | 8:46AM0.60m | 11:41PM0.40m | 9:39AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
474 | 289 | 284 | 284 | 231 | 231 | 441 | 330 | 691 | 859 | 838 | 806 | 480 | 474 | 559 | 608 | 551 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 442 | 511 | 971 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 4 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 |
224 | 377 | 331 | 419 | 358 | 367 | 164 | 125 | 120 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 10 | 26 | 129 | 215 | 333 | 357 | 321 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | W 4 | SW 8 | WNW 4 | SW 8 | WNW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 175 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 65 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 131 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 32 | 48 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 294 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 294 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 210 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
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