Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
NW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
SW
19
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
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
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
263
146
154
173
123
158
158
162
158
155
155
152
147
143
140
143
224
222
219
216
165
127
125
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
0
E
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM1.21m
8:37PM1.53m
11:06AM1.23m
9:25PM1.57m
11:33AM1.26m
10:09PM1.59m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.10m
3:28PM0.92m
4:23AM0.05m
4:12PM0.86m
4:59AM-0.00m
4:50PM0.78m
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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7:54
7:52
7:52
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Temp °C
14
14
15
20
19
17
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
19
17
15
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
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