North Scripps surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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North Scripps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Scripps today?

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 10PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151414141414141413131021211099920
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318310232226223220217214264208206170123121120118176220220157141132134186
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
on
glassglassonononononononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.71
11:29AM
1.19
11:18PM
1.73
12:28PM
0.99
11:57PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
0.12
5:23AM
-0.12
4:55PM
0.29
6:18AM
-0.11
5:22PM
0.45
7:25AM
-0.05
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:48-
Sunset-7:00-------7:00-------7:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242221202020202222212020191919202119191818171720
Feels °C (?)232222202121202220202020202020212017191819181820
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