Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.9° 

Dillon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
3
3
2
2
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4
2
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0
1
0
0
0
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3
2
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.9
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
760
890
795
800
1486
1306
1281
1499
1563
1390
1387
2033
2068
1972
1836
1636
2410
1288
1168
1134
1301
1421
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.58m
11:37PM1.39m
11:39AM1.61m
00:29AM1.34m
12:06PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.20m
5:43PM0.12m
5:40AM0.33m
6:24PM0.04m
6:15AM0.48m
7:03PM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
15
15
15
13
11
10
8
9
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
13
15
13
12
13
13
10
8
7
11
8
8
8
7
6
5
7
12
11
11
10
9
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