North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 24 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 2.9°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 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
209
206
203
187
176
128
128
128
128
126
125
123
81
73
75
75
78
71
71
73
127
129
77
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:33AM1.36m
6:23PM1.16m
5:06AM1.33m
6:56PM1.30m
6:18AM1.32m
7:25PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:14AM-0.10m
11:30PM0.69m
12:08PM-0.08m
00:37AM0.49m
12:51PM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:25
7:27
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.6
S
13
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
W
16
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
57
54
72
79
103
97
128
79
78
81
68
64
50
81
73
75
75
72
71
45
71
71
129
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.3
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
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
S
12
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
272
209
206
203
187
176
33
128
128
128
126
125
123
74
43
71
71
71
71
71
73
127
71
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
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
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
63
61
60
59
34
51
35
32
50
84
84
84
48
28
27
17
17
50
27
25
36
34
34
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
92
46
32
30
30
78
69
55
45
43
43
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
22
149
190
22
20
22
22
22
22
626
626
71
177
177
177
177
311
1166
626
554
71
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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