Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.9°C
4.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
305
376
305
301
301
293
254
207
187
204
204
204
204
184
139
139
139
141
113
144
73
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:14AM1.77m
8:49PM1.42m
8:40AM1.89m
9:35PM1.36m
9:09AM1.98m
10:23PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.02m
2:25AM0.32m
3:24PM-0.13m
2:53AM0.41m
4:06PM-0.23m
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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Temp °C
18
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
21
19
20
21
20
21
20
19
21
20
19
19
20
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