Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.8°C
4.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
565
565
565
431
454
553
448
352
326
543
380
493
493
493
366
362
527
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40PM1.41m
7:33AM1.49m
7:24PM1.44m
7:52AM1.63m
8:06PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.17m
1:33PM0.41m
1:32AM0.20m
2:08PM0.21m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
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1
2
2
2
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Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
19
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
20
20
18
18
17
19
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