Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sun morning, min 29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
306
306
306
306
299
284
269
322
326
344
353
358
362
358
306
314
268
264
301
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:19PM1.65m
6:13AM1.03m
2:58PM1.57m
6:41AM1.16m
4:40PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.10m
7:53AM1.02m
11:13PM0.04m
10:42AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:30
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
30
29
29
29
30
30
31
35
34
34
31
31
32
31
31
36
33
30
30
31
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
29
28
29
32
33
34
30
30
30
29
29
34
31
29
29
29
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our North Scripps surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest