North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

Issued: 10 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
20.7° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 1PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
352
273
273
270
340
518
545
407
326
326
339
485
596
485
432
885
659
596
491
491
596
768
622
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
High Tide
2:15PM1.26m
1:02AM1.24m
2:54PM1.36m
2:14AM1.05m
3:38PM1.47m
4:01AM0.89m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.10m
7:38PM0.76m
7:52AM0.23m
9:07PM0.68m
8:29AM0.38m
10:41PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
WNW
7
1.1
SSW
19
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
352
352
273
273
270
340
518
545
407
326
326
322
485
76
84
96
885
102
105
124
138
142
181
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
7
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
154
151
154
116
98
116
17
305
21
31
251
339
322
397
392
430
99
659
596
491
491
596
768
622
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
17
6
55
108
54
97
263
7
260
180
48
47
47
596
485
432
14
121
186
220
188
140
13
128
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
6
5
5
11
15
18
34
45
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
13
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
16
21
21
149
210
22
21
21
14
21
5
149
22
22
21
8
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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