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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 am Friday 08 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
18.1° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tippers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
61 | 59 | 57 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | 237 | 223 | 171 | 216 | 578 | 572 | 377 | 360 | 356 | 352 | 486 | 582 | 464 | 412 | 326 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.48m | 2:11AM1.67m | 6:01PM1.57m | 3:44AM1.61m | 6:13PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.59m | 8:39PM1.45m | 10:21AM0.60m | 10:45PM1.34m | 11:05AM0.60m | 11:51PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 66 | 100 | 94 | 104 | 112 | 127 | 578 | 572 | 377 | 360 | 76 | 352 | 486 | 582 | 464 | 412 | 326 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 44 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | 237 | 223 | 171 | 173 | 106 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 356 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 81 | 79 | 57 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 24 | 94 | 131 | 216 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 31 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 611 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 135 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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