Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Scripps today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 267 | 204 | 238 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 289 | 177 | 465 | 427 | 789 | 932 | 932 | 725 | 651 | 635 | 788 | 778 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.82m | 10:16AM1.46m | 9:52PM1.76m | 10:39AM1.53m | 10:28PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.49m | 4:01AM-0.05m | 3:49PM0.42m | 4:24AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 332 | 267 | 204 | 188 | 146 | 136 | 377 | 101 | 73 | 465 | 427 | 789 | 932 | 932 | 725 | 651 | 635 | 788 | 778 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 167 | 167 | 238 | 390 | 386 | 103 | 289 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 114 | 120 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 111 | 85 | 111 | 144 | 177 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 94 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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