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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 am Sunday 24 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tippers today?
The current surf forecast for Tippers at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
255 | 251 | 242 | 223 | 217 | 201 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 353 | 441 | 594 | 601 | 708 | 675 | 487 | 463 | 439 | 422 | 505 | 512 | 428 | 434 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.63m | 6:00PM1.91m | 5:56AM1.56m | 6:33PM2.00m | 7:02AM1.53m | 7:02PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM1.07m | 11:09AM0.59m | 00:22AM0.88m | 11:53AM0.70m | 1:13AM0.69m | 12:31PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 255 | 251 | 242 | 223 | 217 | 167 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 353 | 441 | 594 | 601 | 708 | 675 | 487 | 463 | 439 | 422 | 505 | 512 | 428 | 434 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | S 10 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 140 | 201 | 197 | 182 | 176 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 19 | 95 | 74 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 38 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | — | 17 | — | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 136 | 1145 | 87 | 87 |
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