Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
3
4
2
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
7
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
502
587
587
580
573
459
382
378
398
547
486
408
306
261
257
253
265
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SE
0
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:58AM1.44m
1:36PM1.51m
1:47AM1.35m
2:05PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.42m
7:27AM0.20m
7:58PM0.33m
7:59AM0.34m
8:45PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
16
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
14
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
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