Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
NW
8
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
678
567
395
242
230
192
202
179
184
184
164
166
164
98
107
104
140
184
184
236
236
236
184
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
NE
5
E
5
E
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
NE
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:16AM1.12m
3:02PM1.48m
5:42AM1.08m
3:48PM1.43m
7:18AM1.09m
4:47PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.83m
10:40PM0.21m
10:20AM0.95m
11:46PM0.23m
11:45AM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
17
15
14
15
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
11
12
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
14
12
12
14
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