North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
24.1°C
3.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
189
175
242
210
222
302
316
186
236
233
553
659
659
644
629
663
580
566
717
808
683
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:47PM1.67m
2:36AM0.89m
1:44PM1.64m
3:09PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.60m
8:20PM0.30m
6:22AM0.75m
10:05PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
19
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
22
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