North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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 1.4°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 12AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (05 Feb)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)121817161414151414141414141818171616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1371761625472434007758459251004843971115833493820418240813931356733022981237220611855
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
0
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
1.40
10:53AM
1.37
11:48PM
1.40
11:37AM
1.12
12:23AM
1.38
12:35PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
-0.08
5:03AM
0.40
5:16PM
0.12
5:58AM
0.43
5:40PM
0.32
7:06AM
0.46
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----6:41-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------5:23-------5:24-------5:25
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272523202221191918181716161717171616161616171717
Feels °C (?)212019171817161817171515151514141516161616171515
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