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Scripps Pier in San Diego County is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips and obstacles.

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Overall Scripps Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Scripps Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	North Scripps	1 mi
Second closest break	La Jolla Shores	1 mi
Third closest break	La Jolla Cove	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Blacks Beach	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Emery s Left	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Scripps Pier:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	52 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	121 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	136 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	177 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	179 mi
Tide stations nearest to Scripps Pier:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	1 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	1 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Scripps Pier:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	94 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	95 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	96 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	96 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	102 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Scripps Pier:
Closest city location	San Diego (United States)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rancho Santa Fe (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Scripps Pier is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Scripps Pier is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 46 km (29 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Scripps Pier and is 106 km (66 miles) away.