Dillon Beach surf break

Dillon Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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Dillon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
2
 
1
 
0
 
0
 
2
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
2
 
0
 
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m) 
Direction
Period (s) 
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph 
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ 
485
443
408
274
160
169
427
349
273
357
378
384
367
817
1002
427
326
266
283
446
350
255
142
142
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
2:59AM1.57m
5:58PM1.17m
4:06AM1.46m
7:03PM1.21m
5:24AM1.35m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.86m
10:44AM-0.24m
10:51PM0.87m
11:53AM-0.16m
00:24AM0.81m
1:01PM-0.09m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
1
2
1
1
 Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
13
14
13
12
12
10
9
8
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
9
10
9
10
9
12
13
10
9
10
8
7
6
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
8
1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
485
443
408
274
141
138
427
349
239
357
207
184
162
817
147
427
326
261
181
242
183
131
125
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.5
SSW
18
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
25
82
56
56
160
163
246
301
273
176
378
384
367
86
35
147
226
146
144
172
169
164
142
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
6
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
W
5
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
Energy kJ
83
15
87
9
126
169
44
104
176
48
176
100
89
35
23
35
23
51
49
128
85
85
83
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.6
NW
4
1.5
WNW
8
1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
10
57
12
286
46
261
33
1002
238
278
266
283
446
350
255
113
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
 
3
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
1
 
2
 
1
Distance (km)
149
25
25
25
0
0
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
24
45
166
138
9
0
0
0
24
407
168
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
 
2
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
4
 
4
 
4
 
4
 
4
 
4
 
3
 
4
 
3
 
3
 
3
 
2
 
4
 
4
 
3
 
3
 
4
 
4
 
4
 
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
 
9
 
7
 
8
 
7
 
9
 
9
 
8
 
9
 
7
 
6
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
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