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Dillon Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Dillon Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dillon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
485 | 443 | 408 | 274 | 160 | 169 | 427 | 349 | 273 | 357 | 378 | 384 | 367 | 817 | 1002 | 427 | 326 | 266 | 283 | 446 | 350 | 255 | 142 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.57m | 5:58PM1.17m | 4:06AM1.46m | 7:03PM1.21m | 5:24AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.86m | 10:44AM-0.24m | 10:51PM0.87m | 11:53AM-0.16m | 00:24AM0.81m | 1:01PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 485 | 443 | 408 | 274 | 141 | 138 | 427 | 349 | 239 | 357 | 207 | 184 | 162 | 817 | 147 | 427 | 326 | 261 | 181 | 242 | 183 | 131 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 160 | 163 | 246 | 301 | 273 | 176 | 378 | 384 | 367 | 86 | 35 | 147 | 226 | 146 | 144 | 172 | 169 | 164 | 142 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | WNW 16 | W 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | W 17 | W 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 83 | 15 | 87 | 9 | 126 | 169 | 44 | 104 | 176 | 48 | 176 | 100 | 89 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 51 | 49 | 128 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 286 | 46 | 261 | 33 | — | 1002 | 238 | 278 | 266 | 283 | 446 | 350 | 255 | 113 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 166 | 138 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 407 | 168 |
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