Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 280 | 348 | 515 | 655 | 596 | 547 | 507 | 274 | 248 | 207 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 193 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 102 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.53m | 4:16AM1.12m | 3:02PM1.48m | 5:42AM1.08m | 3:48PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.17m | 9:23AM0.83m | 10:40PM0.21m | 10:20AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 88 | 63 | 356 | 383 | 330 | 300 | 268 | 88 | 87 | 207 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 193 | 154 | 154 | 105 | 102 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 34 | 63 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 37 | 64 | 148 | 66 | 68 | 31 | 69 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 75 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 75 | 75 | 29 | 37 | 72 | 37 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 31 | 47 | 30 | 68 | 42 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 280 | 280 | 348 | 515 | 655 | 596 | 547 | 507 | 274 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 407 | 168 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 157 | 9 | 9 |
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