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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 Friday 01 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 45 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 166 | 124 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:22PM2.20m | 10:51AM1.56m | 9:49PM2.18m | 11:35AM1.49m | 10:17PM2.13m | 12:27PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.28m | 3:35PM1.04m | 5:04AM0.30m | 3:59PM1.12m | 5:44AM0.36m | 4:21PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 166 | 124 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | WNW 11 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 31 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 25 | 44 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 61 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 615 | 332 | 123 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 39 | 583 | 87 | 39 | 39 | 87 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
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