Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
257
253
200
191
186
180
178
172
172
134
113
114
246
241
226
235
283
323
399
541
528
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:08AM1.29m
5:57PM1.63m
7:34AM1.42m
6:56PM1.67m
8:01AM1.54m
7:47PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.78m
00:59AM-0.06m
1:01PM0.56m
1:36AM-0.04m
1:48PM0.37m
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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6:45
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6:47
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6:28
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6:27
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6:25
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Temp °C
30
33
30
28
28
28
26
26
27
29
28
27
26
26
25
24
25
27
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
32
28
28
28
29
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
25
27
28
26
26
26
25
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