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Scripps Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Scripps Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Scripps Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scripps Pier sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scripps Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Scripps Pier at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scripps Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
335 | 356 | 410 | 586 | 800 | 896 | 951 | 694 | 1316 | 1155 | 1004 | 1037 | 1020 | 1214 | 1082 | 827 | 650 | 480 | 404 | 327 | 266 | 209 | 198 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:08PM2.04m | 10:55AM1.09m | 9:50PM2.04m | 11:55AM1.04m | 10:37PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.46m | 4:25AM-0.52m | 3:26PM0.54m | 5:17AM-0.52m | 4:11PM0.62m | 6:12AM-0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 335 | 356 | 410 | 586 | 800 | 896 | 951 | 694 | 1316 | 1155 | 1004 | 1037 | 1020 | 1214 | 1082 | 827 | 650 | 480 | 404 | 327 | 266 | 209 | 198 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 301 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 204 | 145 | 285 | 257 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 53 | 49 | 110 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 42 | 54 | 8 | 75 | 141 | 139 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 78 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 70 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 148 | 147 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 106 | 147 | 127 | 265 | 192 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 182 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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