Tippers surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tippers today?

The current surf forecast for Tippers at 4AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Tippers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
1
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181815151516161616161616161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444547491547491188393493532635643539532481397475475469457428344339334334
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
SSE
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.67
7:28PM
1.53
4:52AM
1.70
7:28PM
1.62
5:56AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.60
11:34PM
1.38
12:24PM
0.53
12:26AM
1.22
12:55PM
0.48
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------11122-
Temp. °C181817171719191918171716161818171717161616171717
Feels °C (?)181918181818171717171716161715151617141313131415
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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