Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.3°C
6.0° 

North Scripps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at North Scripps today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 2AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.2
WNW
17
2
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
19
1.3
WNW
18
2
WNW
18
2.1
WNW
17
2
WNW
17
1.9
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3591
3087
2735
2119
1752
1518
1216
1007
850
704
596
507
1051
2490
2544
2215
1943
1872
1294
1357
1397
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:38AM1.36m
4:23AM1.10m
12:59PM1.25m
4:40AM1.19m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.17m
8:07PM0.21m
7:44AM1.04m
9:03PM0.23m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
20
21
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
18
16
17
14
12
11
10
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