North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.4°C
2.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
465
370
360
418
309
309
305
305
211
211
208
208
162
158
151
151
160
160
173
212
246
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:00AM1.66m
10:03PM1.71m
10:28AM1.70m
10:44PM1.53m
10:55AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.20m
4:15AM0.11m
4:40PM0.16m
4:41AM0.28m
5:24PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
21
23
23
23
23
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