North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.2°C
3.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
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
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
305
362
293
284
280
284
463
390
363
412
382
458
458
451
444
451
512
497
504
476
476
469
440
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
0
WNW
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:44AM1.47m
8:25PM1.69m
9:03AM1.58m
9:01PM1.66m
9:25AM1.69m
9:40PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.04m
2:24PM0.40m
2:50AM0.06m
2:59PM0.26m
3:13AM0.12m
3:36PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:39
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
21
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
24
25
24
23
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