
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 337 | 333 | 329 | 253 | 253 | 250 | 246 | 243 | 290 | 358 | 354 | 400 | 306 | 284 | 251 | 224 | 291 | 295 | 352 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.48m | 3:53PM1.49m | 3:22AM1.30m | 4:33PM1.51m | 4:32AM1.12m | 5:13PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM-0.05m | 10:06PM0.53m | 10:02AM0.15m | 11:13PM0.46m | 10:46AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
120 | 117 | 102 | 99 | 75 | 333 | 329 | 108 | 138 | 154 | 158 | 162 | 140 | 147 | 147 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 178 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
346 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 337 | 258 | 206 | 253 | 253 | 250 | 246 | 243 | 290 | 358 | 354 | 400 | 306 | 284 | 148 | 224 | 291 | 184 | 102 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
103 | 99 | 188 | 243 | 300 | 30 | 30 | 125 | 38 | 63 | 201 | 206 | 237 | 169 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 251 | 110 | 109 | 295 | 352 | 295 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 75 | 105 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 166 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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