North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.6°C
2.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
622
878
852
750
628
607
511
401
379
345
237
393
380
279
267
204
238
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:14PM1.81m
9:35AM1.31m
8:46PM1.84m
9:55AM1.38m
9:19PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:14AM-0.07m
2:40PM0.58m
3:38AM-0.08m
3:14PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
25
Feels °C
27
26
27
25
25
26
25
28
27
26
24
25
25
27
25
26
26
28
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