North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
24.0° C
4.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
848
724
612
593
577
609
590
411
566
622
462
905
769
769
780
507
326
261
265
261
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:36PM1.87m
11:08AM1.25m
10:08PM1.82m
11:34AM1.30m
10:41PM1.73m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.67m
4:43AM-0.15m
4:01PM0.63m
5:08AM-0.10m
4:39PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
21
21
22
23
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
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