North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
24.0° C
4.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
79
82
91
91
91
91
90
89
121
143
109
107
106
76
104
130
162
162
127
125
158
158
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:57PM1.40m
1:02PM1.47m
00:49AM1.18m
1:42PM1.53m
2:06AM0.96m
2:32PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.24m
7:15PM0.55m
6:51AM0.40m
8:36PM0.51m
7:21AM0.57m
10:17PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
22
23
22
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