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North Scripps Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 236 | 166 | 207 | 215 | 212 | 146 | 161 | 326 | 344 | 348 | 348 | 273 | 259 | 246 | 239 | 301 | 305 | 305 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 166 | 210 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:05PM 1.77 | 9:55AM 1.30 | 9:36PM 1.87 | 10:45AM 1.19 | 10:11PM 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:51PM 0.12 | 3:44AM -0.27 | 3:21PM 0.23 | 4:29AM -0.36 | 3:52PM 0.35 | 5:19AM -0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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