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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 pm Monday 11 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
481 | 397 | 382 | 291 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 236 | 229 | 175 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 172 | 219 | 211 | 276 | 407 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.83m | 6:14AM1.62m | 6:53PM2.00m | 7:14AM1.64m | 7:21PM2.18m | 8:11AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.62m | 00:39AM0.92m | 12:19PM0.65m | 1:23AM0.65m | 12:54PM0.71m | 2:06AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 481 | 397 | 382 | 291 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 236 | 229 | 175 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 211 | 276 | 407 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 74 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 172 | 219 | 158 | 118 | 85 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 106 | 106 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 24 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 611 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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