Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
299
284
269
322
326
344
353
358
362
358
306
314
268
264
301
301
264
261
257
253
200
191
186
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
5
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
0
S
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:13AM1.03m
2:58PM1.57m
6:41AM1.16m
4:40PM1.58m
7:08AM1.29m
5:57PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:53AM1.02m
11:13PM0.04m
10:42AM0.96m
00:13AM-0.03m
12:05PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
30
30
35
35
34
33
31
32
31
31
34
31
29
30
30
29
30
31
35
31
30
28
25
Feels °C
29
28
27
32
34
32
30
29
30
28
29
33
29
28
29
29
27
28
29
35
29
30
28
26
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