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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 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tippers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | |
133 | 134 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | 237 | 154 | 171 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:01AM1.87m | 00:54AM1.77m | 5:55PM1.48m | 2:11AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.57m | 9:27AM0.59m | 8:39PM1.45m | 10:21AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
 kJ | 133 | 134 | 37 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 48 | 78 | 99 | 116 | 137 | 137 | 113 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 59 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | 237 | 154 | 171 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 60 | 27 | 59 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 54 | 94 | 131 | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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