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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 Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
72 | 82 | 71 | 72 | 82 | 36 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 66 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 67 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.93m | 7:12AM1.79m | 7:47PM2.03m | 8:01AM1.76m | 8:11PM2.11m | 8:46AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.47m | 1:25AM0.79m | 1:21PM0.55m | 2:06AM0.61m | 1:52PM0.64m | 2:43AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 14 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 45 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 82 | 36 | 18 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 25 | 66 | 90 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | S 11 | WNW 14 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 72 | 82 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 62 | 21 | 61 | 22 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 89 | 88 | 67 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 18 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | WNW 13 | S 16 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 47 | 22 | 41 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 34 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 64 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | — | 18 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 612 | 123 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 38 | 38 | 612 | 39 | 266 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 711 | 612 | 87 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
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