North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.0°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 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
412
326
322
236
215
212
209
272
209
206
203
187
176
128
128
128
128
126
125
123
81
73
75
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
on
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:53AM1.48m
5:40PM1.03m
3:33AM1.36m
6:23PM1.16m
5:06AM1.33m
6:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
10:04AM-0.12m
9:43PM0.85m
11:14AM-0.10m
11:30PM0.69m
12:08PM-0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:23
7:24
7:25
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
S
15
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.6
S
13
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
115
161
203
171
120
97
79
59
272
56
74
100
103
103
128
100
100
114
96
73
64
81
73
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
Energy kJ
326
412
326
322
236
215
212
209
42
209
206
203
187
176
33
128
128
128
126
125
123
74
43
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
40
31
24
41
47
48
48
48
63
61
60
59
34
51
35
55
50
50
84
84
48
28
27
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
92
50
43
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
5
0
0
127
22
22
22
0
0
0
1
22
149
265
71
21
22
22
22
22
597
597
319
253
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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