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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 14 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | |
211 | 276 | 407 | 366 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 371 | 341 | 341 | 336 | 257 | 204 | 261 | 305 | 301 | 346 | 333 | 346 | 721 | 739 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:11AM1.66m | 7:53PM2.34m | 9:06AM1.66m | 8:29PM2.46m | 10:01AM1.64m | 9:10PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.40m | 1:31PM0.78m | 2:51AM0.17m | 2:09PM0.85m | 3:38AM0.01m | 2:49PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 211 | 276 | 407 | 366 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 371 | 341 | 341 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 151 | 225 | 262 | 346 | 333 | 346 | 424 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 158 | 118 | 117 | 137 | 40 | 179 | 179 | 130 | 123 | 114 | 112 | 138 | 167 | 336 | 257 | 204 | 261 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 131 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 721 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 136 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 136 | 18 | 135 | 135 |
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