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North Scripps Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at North Scripps today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at North Scripps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | |
303 | 298 | 232 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 101 | 311 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:56AM1.03m | 8:01PM1.72m | 9:40AM1.02m | 8:28PM1.74m | 10:21AM1.01m | 8:56PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM-0.07m | 1:39PM0.54m | 3:15AM-0.15m | 2:08PM0.61m | 3:48AM-0.20m | 2:36PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 229 | 298 | 232 | 179 | 170 | 126 | 123 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 28 | 93 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 226 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 116 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 147 | 146 | 27 | 71 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 101 | 96 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 39 | 75 | 37 | 82 | 123 | 123 | 107 | 147 | 9 | 10 | 140 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 77 | 311 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 513 | 265 | 71 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 265 | 265 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
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