North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
22.1°C
1.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
S
12
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
932
731
771
1512
1491
1174
1086
931
541
807
637
447
401
643
285
232
250
227
183
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01PM1.78m
8:11AM1.26m
7:02PM1.88m
8:37AM1.37m
7:53PM1.94m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.90m
1:30AM-0.14m
12:54PM0.73m
2:10AM-0.20m
1:46PM0.55m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
24
23
23
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
25
26
25
26
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