Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
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)
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.1
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
NW
10
2.4
NW
8
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.8
NW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
702
343
273
700
687
815
752
600
700
323
553
645
829
743
224
189
183
225
676
1527
1868
1391
1034
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
NW
5
E
5
NW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36AM1.31m
9:49PM1.46m
10:59AM1.37m
10:35PM1.46m
11:23AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.08m
4:28PM0.60m
4:46AM0.09m
5:03PM0.47m
5:16AM0.13m
5:39PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
16
18
16
16
15
14
14
18
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
17
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
16
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
14
10
11
10
10
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