Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.2°C
3.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
491
476
433
406
344
420
420
433
344
333
189
384
297
263
189
180
143
186
226
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
S
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:40PM1.58m
9:49AM1.77m
10:21PM1.46m
10:16AM1.83m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.14m
3:37AM0.21m
4:15PM0.05m
4:02AM0.33m
4:59PM0.01m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
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22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
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26
24
25
25
25
25
23
23
24
23
23
24
21
21
20
20
21
22
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