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Tippers surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tippers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 66 | 66 | 51 | 24 | 39 | 57 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 107 | 184 | 170 | 162 | 195 | 195 | 187 | 184 | 157 | 153 | 464 | 404 | 404 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:13AM 2.11 | 8:02PM 1.47 | 6:44AM 2.17 | 8:41PM 1.49 | 7:16AM 2.21 | 9:17PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:47PM 1.07 | 1:33PM 0.36 | 12:24AM 1.11 | 2:06PM 0.27 | 12:58AM 1.13 | 2:40PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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