Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.1°C
3.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
498
537
530
491
405
405
400
325
325
544
671
544
584
623
721
842
897
887
877
827
770
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
5
NW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:28AM1.54m
12:09PM1.43m
1:23PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.25m
9:04PM0.30m
10:30PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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Temp °C
22
27
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
31
32
32
30
29
29
28
27
29
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
18
22
25
25
22
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
25
26
25
26
25
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