North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 02 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 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)66677881120201919181818181716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)648298143136143130202202276354336407408404390540638630520615592560527
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
SE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.62
10:48AM
1.18
10:26PM
1.61
11:28AM
1.05
10:49PM
1.56
12:15PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
-0.07
4:12PM
0.34
5:18AM
-0.05
4:30PM
0.46
5:57AM
0.00
4:45PM
0.58
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:10-------7:10
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616151518202018181718182020191818181718191919
Feels °C (?)151516151416171717171818171817171818181718171617
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