Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.1°C
4.9° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
576
576
576
647
425
419
501
515
431
848
859
859
966
904
674
508
508
752
784
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
0
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:59AM1.79m
3:39AM1.02m
1:11PM1.63m
5:01AM1.13m
2:47PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:02PM-0.08m
6:30AM0.96m
9:22PM-0.02m
8:52AM0.98m
10:33PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
20
19
20
19
19
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
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