North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.3° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161618181818181515161616161616161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268347534547491547491229398519532635643539487481475475469469451422339334
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.18
7:25PM
1.01
5:03AM
1.22
7:27PM
1.10
6:04AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.10
11:34PM
0.85
12:31PM
0.04
12:26AM
0.69
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:14-------7:15-------7:15------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------11------1112
Temp. °C181818181717171919191817171616171817171716171717
Feels °C (?)171718181718181817171717171516161514161613141413
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