North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
24.3°C
4.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
314
285
280
205
195
156
154
149
146
116
114
98
152
152
204
224
189
175
238
263
199
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM1.65m
11:54PM1.27m
12:05PM1.67m
00:55AM1.06m
12:47PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.27m
5:59PM0.30m
5:35AM0.43m
6:59PM0.30m
5:59AM0.60m
8:20PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
23
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
21
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