North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 4AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
273
330
326
326
322
222
302
445
622
878
852
750
714
714
614
604
474
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.74m
9:17AM1.24m
8:14PM1.81m
9:35AM1.31m
8:46PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:50AM-0.04m
2:08PM0.68m
3:14AM-0.07m
2:40PM0.58m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
25
26
25
25
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
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