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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 10 pm Wednesday 27 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | |
226 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 217 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 213 | 223 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:29PM2.13m | 8:48AM1.52m | 7:56PM2.18m | 9:32AM1.53m | 8:25PM2.20m | 10:13AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.40m | 1:37PM1.00m | 3:07AM0.31m | 2:09PM1.06m | 3:41AM0.25m | 2:40PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 226 | 229 | 92 | 92 | 217 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 213 | 223 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 55 | 77 | 74 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 229 | 226 | 68 | 90 | 119 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 66 | 66 | 50 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 21 | WNW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 84 | 82 | 70 | 197 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 554 | 253 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 253 | 253 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39 | 38 |
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