Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
S
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
246
116
226
316
295
323
399
449
528
504
469
458
539
539
532
580
519
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:56PM1.67m
8:01AM1.54m
7:47PM1.67m
8:27AM1.66m
8:32PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:36AM-0.04m
1:48PM0.37m
2:09AM0.02m
2:30PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
26
25
24
24
27
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
30
28
28
26
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
25
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25
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