North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131321212121101320201919191918181818181818171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120118116220220128120113134186251251251243161155252252319316316309232214
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
W
20
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
W
5
SE
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
SSW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
0.99
11:57PM
1.69
1:53PM
0.82
12:47AM
1.61
4:44PM
0.77
2:01AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
-0.11
5:22PM
0.45
7:25AM
-0.05
5:49PM
0.62
8:55AM
-0.01
6:09PM
0.77
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:50-------6:48-------6:47-------
Sunset---7:00-------7:01-------7:02----
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161919191817181818202019191818181821202019191919
Feels °C (?)171917191918191719191919201919191921192019212020
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