North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.2°C
2.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
179
214
163
208
214
322
330
338
419
419
560
547
540
527
496
483
483
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM1.94m
9:05AM1.48m
8:38PM1.92m
9:32AM1.58m
9:21PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:45AM-0.20m
2:32PM0.40m
3:17AM-0.14m
3:15PM0.27m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
27
25
25
27
27
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
29
25
26
29
28
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
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