Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.3°C
3.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
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
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
706
687
573
573
478
565
557
557
549
350
326
425
425
356
565
565
565
431
454
553
448
356
326
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:05AM1.27m
5:52PM1.36m
7:17AM1.37m
6:40PM1.41m
7:33AM1.49m
7:24PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.20m
12:21PM0.78m
00:40AM0.17m
12:58PM0.60m
1:07AM0.17m
1:33PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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1
3
3
2
2
2
2
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Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
20
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
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