Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.8° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 9PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
733
724
724
768
740
544
539
528
578
559
559
596
697
1217
1175
761
742
733
838
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38PM1.30m
10:06AM1.79m
11:23PM1.17m
10:31AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:26PM-0.02m
3:53AM0.52m
5:05PM0.00m
4:13AM0.65m
5:46PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:50
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6:21
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6:19
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6:17
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
17
17
15
16
17
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
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