North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
807
637
447
452
302
232
227
250
240
179
214
163
208
214
322
330
338
419
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:02PM1.88m
8:37AM1.37m
7:53PM1.94m
9:05AM1.48m
8:38PM1.92m
Low Tide
2:10AM-0.20m
1:46PM0.55m
2:45AM-0.20m
2:32PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
25
28
26
27
25
26
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
25
25
26
28
25
27
25
26
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
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