Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
480
460
465
460
547
547
547
534
603
1259
1166
1269
1274
1252
653
1465
1458
1163
1256
789
635
435
493
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35AM1.12m
3:56PM1.31m
7:34AM1.15m
5:07PM1.26m
8:14AM1.19m
6:22PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.03m
11:58PM0.17m
12:45PM0.98m
1:01AM0.18m
1:51PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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7:24
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Temp °C
19
18
18
25
22
19
16
16
15
14
13
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
10
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
16
15
23
17
16
14
14
13
12
11
12
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
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