Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.0°C
4.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
204
184
139
139
139
141
113
144
140
104
123
204
312
309
267
302
343
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35PM1.36m
9:09AM1.98m
10:23PM1.27m
9:42AM2.02m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.41m
4:06PM-0.23m
3:23AM0.51m
4:53PM-0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
23
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
21
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
21
20
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