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North Scripps Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
North Scripps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at North Scripps today?
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
870 | 976 | 861 | 755 | 569 | 480 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 216 | 157 | 116 | 123 | 114 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 224 | 224 | 122 | 151 | 145 | 141 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.04m | 10:37PM1.98m | 1:02PM1.01m | 11:29PM1.85m | 2:16PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM-0.52m | 4:11PM0.62m | 6:12AM-0.46m | 5:02PM0.70m | 7:12AM-0.35m | 6:09PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 870 | 976 | 861 | 755 | 569 | 480 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 216 | 157 | 116 | 123 | 114 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 77 | 49 | 151 | 137 | 135 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 |
| kJ | 98 | 95 | 53 | 77 | 110 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 224 | 124 | 122 | 56 | 145 | 141 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 46 | 49 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 70 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 224 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 76 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 182 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 71 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 22 | 69 | 1 |
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