Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.2°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 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 31°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
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
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
661
644
505
505
505
505
498
537
530
491
405
405
400
325
325
544
671
544
584
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM0.95m
11:28AM1.54m
12:09PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.16m
4:38AM0.87m
7:38PM0.25m
9:04PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
27
29
30
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
31
29
29
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
23
24
25
23
23
22
22
23
24
22
24
23
24
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