North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
128
128
128
126
125
123
81
73
75
75
72
71
71
73
127
129
75
84
34
40
68
106
106
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:23PM1.16m
5:06AM1.33m
6:56PM1.30m
6:18AM1.32m
7:25PM1.42m
7:16AM1.30m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.69m
12:08PM-0.08m
00:37AM0.49m
12:51PM-0.02m
1:27AM0.29m
1:26PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:25
7:27
7:27
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
128
74
73
62
64
51
51
81
73
75
75
72
71
71
71
71
71
75
84
31
40
68
106
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
33
128
128
128
126
125
123
74
43
71
71
71
71
71
73
127
129
62
63
34
31
21
22
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
35
32
50
84
84
84
48
28
27
17
17
50
27
25
35
34
34
34
34
22
21
47
45
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
92
48
34
30
28
54
66
56
43
33
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
20
22
22
22
22
626
626
22
71
279
177
177
311
597
1322
319
71
22
21
21
21
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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