North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.0° C
2.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
312
312
312
176
181
195
184
213
161
156
154
112
154
197
249
249
194
150
148
140
167
163
161
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM1.16m
8:48PM2.18m
10:43AM1.22m
9:37PM2.16m
11:24AM1.28m
10:25PM2.06m
Low Tide
3:28AM-0.47m
2:25PM0.66m
4:11AM-0.50m
3:18PM0.61m
4:54AM-0.46m
4:11PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
22
20
21
21
20
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
20
20
22
21
21
22
20
22
22
20
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
25
24
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