Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
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
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
158
155
151
219
216
216
214
211
310
310
306
306
306
306
299
284
269
322
326
344
353
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:12PM1.75m
3:43AM0.92m
1:19PM1.65m
6:13AM1.03m
2:58PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.76m
8:13PM0.10m
5:48AM0.90m
9:50PM0.10m
7:53AM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:34
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6:31
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Temp °C
20
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
28
28
26
26
26
27
29
30
35
33
31
30
30
Feels °C
22
24
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
28
28
26
26
27
27
28
28
33
32
30
28
29
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