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Tippers surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tippers today?

The current surf forecast for Tippers at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131818171616151514141414131314141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243184181181178176170162240304266527494456411327331327273286304331313295
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
0
N
0
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
5
N
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		glassoncrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
2.03
8:11PM
1.44
6:27AM
2.12
8:39PM
1.48
7:04AM
2.20
9:06PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
1.23
1:25PM
0.39
12:07AM
1.21
1:57PM
0.28
12:48AM
1.17
2:29PM
0.20
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset-----5:04-------5:04-------5:05--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818202119202221212022232120191918182021191920
Feels °C (?)171716171717181918171619181818171716161818171718
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