Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
248
490
531
383
392
523
423
311
236
236
243
261
325
325
321
373
236
312
329
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM1.54m
7:42AM0.98m
6:40PM1.54m
9:14AM1.04m
7:28PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.58m
1:31AM0.28m
12:35PM0.75m
2:33AM0.19m
1:42PM0.87m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
21
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
10
9
9
11
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