Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.2°C
5.0° 

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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
501
515
431
848
859
859
848
794
674
576
508
763
784
870
892
892
892
715
697
805
784
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
5
WNW
0
S
5
ESE
10
E
0
ESE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:11PM1.63m
5:01AM1.13m
2:47PM1.50m
5:47AM1.27m
4:25PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.96m
9:22PM-0.02m
8:52AM0.98m
10:33PM0.01m
10:51AM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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7:07
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5:59
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4:58
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5:57
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1
2
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4
1
2
1
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Temp °C
19
20
20
20
18
17
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
21
20
19
18
18
17
16
18
16
14
13
13
17
18
16
15
19
18
16
17
18
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