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Tippers Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tippers surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tippers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tippers sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tippers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
330 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 242 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 192 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.97m | 5:36PM1.56m | 3:35AM1.86m | 6:20PM1.69m | 5:04AM1.81m | 6:53PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.36m | 9:50PM1.34m | 11:11AM0.38m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:04PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 113 | 134 | 143 | 121 | 97 | 79 | 61 | 44 | 209 | 209 | 59 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 78 | 98 | 107 | 89 | 66 | 49 | 82 | 77 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 330 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 242 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 42 | 43 | 206 | 203 | 192 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 44 | 72 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 17 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 47 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 83 | 49 | 83 | 81 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 32 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39 | 136 | 253 | 87 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 583 | 583 | 308 | 253 |
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