Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 4AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 449 | 395 | 316 | 207 | 204 | 224 | 268 | 264 | 371 | 261 | 306 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:45PM2.12m | 10:12AM1.39m | 9:31PM2.07m | 10:44AM1.46m | 10:14PM1.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM-0.36m | 3:19PM0.47m | 4:25AM-0.28m | 4:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 449 | 395 | 316 | 207 | 204 | 224 | 268 | 264 | 371 | 261 | 306 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 69 | 48 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 62 | 32 | 4 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 88 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 44 | 100 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 66 | — | — | — | 36 | 33 | 17 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 597 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 776 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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