North Scripps Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° N 117.26° W

North Scripps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Scripps sea temperature is
23.4° C
3.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Scripps at 9AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
SSW
15
1.6
S
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
998
998
1133
1107
907
818
808
938
859
620
612
612
612
612
655
637
637
591
488
566
1030
639
1057
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:21AM1.16m
9:04PM1.87m
10:44AM1.20m
9:36PM1.87m
11:08AM1.25m
10:08PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:50AM-0.14m
2:51PM0.72m
4:17AM-0.16m
3:25PM0.67m
4:43AM-0.15m
4:01PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
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