Zippers Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Download LazySurfer →Best conditions for Zippers
Zippers is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the W, with moderate wind from the W, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | moderate wind from the W |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 09:56 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy. A multi-day forecast for this spot is coming soon; for now these readings update continuously.
| Wave height | 6.2 ft |
| Dominant period | 13s |
| Swell direction | S (173°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46232 (1298 km away) |
| Wind | 6 kt from the SSW — NDBC RLIT2 (1306 km away) |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9410170 (SAN DIEGO (Broadway)), the nearest tide station (1302 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 00:35 — High 4.847 ft
- 2026-06-06 08:21 — Low 0.365 ft
- 2026-06-06 15:30 — High 3.796 ft
- 2026-06-06 20:04 — Low 3.028 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:36 — High 4.374 ft
- 2026-06-07 09:08 — Low 0.628 ft
Frequently asked
Is Zippers working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:56 UTC), Zippers is off: the live 6 ft+ medium-period swell from the S is off its ideal W direction and is bigger than usual, and the wind is moderate from the S.
Is Zippers good for beginners?
Zippers is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Zippers?
Zippers tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Zippers?
The best swell direction for Zippers is from the west (W). Swell arriving from the west lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Zippers?
Zippers is most often good with moderate wind from the west (W) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Zippers come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 46232) and the nearest NOAA tide station (SAN DIEGO (Broadway)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Zippers is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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