Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
254 | 307 | 307 | 287 | 248 | 248 | 254 | 254 | 237 | 202 | 192 | 191 | 183 | 174 | 169 | 166 | 214 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.78m | 1:13PM1.46m | 00:28AM1.69m | 1:48PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.62m | 6:47AM-0.23m | 6:53PM0.52m | 7:26AM-0.12m | 7:45PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 |
254 | 307 | 307 | 287 | 248 | 248 | 254 | 254 | 237 | 202 | 192 | 183 | 173 | 134 | 111 | 84 | 79 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
163 | 163 | 161 | 206 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 183 | 174 | 169 | 130 | 214 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 |
67 | 68 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 98 | 97 | 149 | 146 | 166 | 167 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 168 | 45 | 9 |
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