Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.3°C
5.9° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
16
2.5
WNW
18
2.5
WNW
18
2.5
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.2
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2
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
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
1324
1103
1207
1330
1294
1797
1995
2068
2417
4282
4330
3883
3164
2735
2327
1938
1518
1232
1007
850
694
596
588
919
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:03AM1.59m
2:04AM0.97m
10:43AM1.48m
11:38AM1.36m
4:23AM1.10m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.10m
3:41AM0.96m
7:05PM0.17m
8:07PM0.21m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
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6:18
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6:18
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6:18
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4:47
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4:47
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4:46
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4:46
 mm
3
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2
2
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1
2
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Temp °C
17
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
18
17
19
18
18
18
19
20
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
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