Surf-Forecast | Tippers Surf Guide

Tippers Surf Guide

Tippers in San Diego County is an exposed reef break that has very reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded.

Tippers Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	very consistent	20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tippers:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tippers occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Tippers (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tippers with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in November while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tippers Location Map

Interactive Tippers surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Tippers is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tippers is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Surf Rating (10 Max)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Tippers Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 14:01 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Tippers

Current tide and informaton

For Solana Beach, 3 km from Tippers.

Next High Water: 03:26pm | 1.78m

Next Low Water: 09:14pm | 1.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Tippers Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.5 °C) at Tippers is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite