Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tippers today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tippers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
363 | 452 | 784 | 760 | 692 | 556 | 535 | 446 | 408 | 329 | 305 | 200 | 403 | 389 | 284 | 274 | 218 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.17m | 9:34AM1.68m | 8:44PM2.19m | 9:54AM1.75m | 9:18PM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.24m | 2:39PM0.94m | 3:35AM0.25m | 3:14PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
363 | 452 | 784 | 760 | 692 | 556 | 535 | 446 | 408 | 329 | 305 | 200 | 403 | 389 | 284 | 274 | 218 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
100 | 183 | 203 | 203 | 248 | 302 | 201 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 171 | 148 | 171 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 167 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
206 | 203 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 171 | 86 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 118 | 86 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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