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North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
2
4
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212121218171614141514141414141418181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329263246189137176162547304400775845925100484399010333418385141824117396636013302
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
E
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.61
11:15PM
1.40
10:53AM
1.37
11:48PM
1.40
11:37AM
1.12
12:23AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
0.38
4:49PM
-0.08
5:03AM
0.40
5:16PM
0.12
5:58AM
0.43
5:40PM
0.32
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset---5:23-------5:23-------5:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232630292726232220222119191918171717181716161616
Feels °C (?)192225242021181817201818171717161615151515151716
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