North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

Issued: 10 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
20.6° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
239
239
239
186
236
210
352
352
352
273
273
270
340
566
545
407
326
326
339
485
596
485
432
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:38PM1.19m
00:11AM1.43m
2:15PM1.26m
1:02AM1.24m
2:54PM1.36m
2:14AM1.05m
Low Tide
6:48AM-0.01m
6:27PM0.78m
7:19AM0.10m
7:38PM0.76m
7:52AM0.23m
9:07PM0.68m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
WNW
7
Energy kJ
239
239
239
239
186
236
210
352
352
352
273
273
270
340
566
545
407
326
326
322
78
97
100
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
146
214
214
212
146
145
188
154
154
135
154
116
98
116
25
27
31
35
251
339
485
397
392
430
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
Energy kJ
17
11
7
18
17
16
17
5
17
16
55
108
54
97
181
305
260
180
48
47
322
596
485
432
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
11
13
7
6
7
5
5
5
5
11
19
23
50
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
10
21
805
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
220
22
21
21
20
14
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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