Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
2.2
NW
7
1.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
407
562
778
800
644
602
500
423
354
392
465
476
350
346
346
341
337
337
333
256
253
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
0
SW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM1.42m
1:28AM1.66m
3:14PM1.46m
2:23AM1.48m
3:53PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:56AM-0.35m
8:02PM0.65m
8:39AM-0.22m
9:03PM0.59m
9:20AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.53m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
8
8
8
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