North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.3° C
3.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
9
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
148
140
167
163
161
161
124
124
122
161
186
166
218
177
296
296
181
173
132
132
132
130
362
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM1.28m
10:25PM2.06m
12:05PM1.33m
11:13PM1.89m
12:46PM1.38m
00:02AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.57m
5:35AM-0.36m
5:06PM0.56m
6:14AM-0.21m
6:05PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
21
20
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