Dillon Beach surf break

Dillon Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.7
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
384
367
595
850
427
357
261
311
321
179
193
211
207
221
120
184
158
114
149
107
153
155
259
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:06AM1.46m
7:03PM1.21m
5:24AM1.35m
7:57PM1.27m
6:46AM1.27m
8:42PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:53AM-0.16m
00:24AM0.81m
1:01PM-0.09m
1:45AM0.68m
2:01PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:22
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7:54
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
12
10
10
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
10
8
8
12
9
7
7
9
9
9
9
12
11
7
7
7
8
7
9
10
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.7
WNW
16
Energy kJ
207
194
367
595
850
427
357
261
187
192
179
193
211
125
121
111
81
79
57
149
107
153
155
259
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
378
384
126
28
147
147
226
146
199
172
169
127
125
142
84
120
106
112
107
101
90
89
89
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
176
100
18
86
35
35
23
23
144
128
85
85
142
84
83
82
116
62
60
69
46
29
26
89
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
6
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
NW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
38
43
154
115
222
211
311
321
207
221
88
184
158
114
40
76
16
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
9
0
0
9
45
166
138
9
0
0
0
15
166
168
138
9
9
9
9
24
166
166
9
65
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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