Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
5
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
240
244
159
116
263
173
183
173
162
255
255
183
162
155
155
152
147
143
140
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:43PM1.49m
10:35AM1.21m
8:37PM1.53m
11:06AM1.23m
9:25PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.97m
3:41AM0.10m
3:28PM0.92m
4:23AM0.05m
4:12PM0.86m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
17
15
14
14
15
20
18
16
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
13
14
15
19
16
14
11
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
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