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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 Tuesday 05 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 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | 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 | |
217 | 223 | 242 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.97m | 3:23PM1.34m | 00:01AM1.87m | 00:54AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.51m | 4:47PM1.33m | 8:25AM0.57m | 9:27AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 217 | 23 | 242 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 49 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | 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 |
| kJ | 34 | 223 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | 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 |
| kJ | 11 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 283 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 87 | 39 |
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