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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 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
319 | 943 | 325 | 686 | 308 | 361 | 383 | 838 | 490 | 657 | 1837 | 486 | 1269 | 990 | 1338 | 936 | 757 | 1150 | 1289 | 1399 | 1480 | 1189 | 925 | 1043 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.44m | 9:34AM1.12m | 9:26PM1.55m | 10:39AM1.17m | 10:00PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.24m | 3:48AM0.17m | 3:24PM0.35m | 4:31AM-0.05m | 4:07PM0.47m | 5:15AM-0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 319 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 308 | 361 | 383 | 229 | 161 | 120 | 120 | 486 | 88 | 990 | 972 | 181 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 226 | 255 | 245 | 236 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 217 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 169 | 138 | 133 | 125 | 13 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 80 | 88 | 147 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 61 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | S 12 | — | W 20 | — | W 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 11 | 81 | 11 | 121 | 87 | 11 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 943 | 325 | 686 | 69 | 52 | 72 | 838 | 490 | 657 | 1837 | 353 | 1269 | 505 | 1338 | 936 | 757 | 1150 | 1289 | 1399 | 1480 | 1189 | 925 | 1043 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 166 | 166 | 138 | 125 | 132 | 150 | 157 | 166 | 166 | 168 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 166 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 9 |
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