North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
24.2° C
4.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
329
295
366
366
487
362
353
348
309
305
305
305
301
297
229
213
204
201
201
186
184
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:58AM1.00m
6:02PM1.87m
8:35AM1.11m
7:03PM1.99m
9:08AM1.21m
7:56PM2.09m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.88m
1:47AM-0.18m
12:36PM0.81m
2:32AM-0.30m
1:37PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
24
22
23
24
24
24
23
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
25
23
23
23
23
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