North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.8° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
265
265
222
173
170
298
125
123
119
89
89
89
89
88
87
86
84
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:41PM1.73m
12:01PM1.36m
11:17PM1.58m
12:30PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.02m
5:22PM0.59m
5:59AM0.09m
6:13PM0.58m
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>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
24
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
25
23
24
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