Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.3°C
3.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
425
356
565
565
565
431
454
553
448
443
326
543
469
493
493
493
366
362
527
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
S
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40PM1.41m
7:33AM1.49m
7:24PM1.44m
7:52AM1.63m
8:06PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.60m
1:07AM0.17m
1:33PM0.41m
1:32AM0.20m
2:08PM0.21m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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4
3
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
16
16
17
18
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
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