Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.1°C
4.9° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
604
566
544
537
576
576
576
647
469
419
545
515
431
848
859
859
966
904
674
438
508
752
784
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:49AM1.00m
11:59AM1.79m
3:39AM1.02m
1:11PM1.63m
5:01AM1.13m
2:47PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.85m
8:02PM-0.08m
6:30AM0.96m
9:22PM-0.02m
8:52AM0.98m
10:33PM0.01m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
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