Dillon Beach surf break

Dillon Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.5
W
15
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
634
850
427
357
261
279
297
171
179
193
174
202
196
154
114
114
90
107
153
155
259
263
259
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
5
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM1.21m
5:24AM1.35m
7:57PM1.27m
6:46AM1.27m
8:42PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:53AM-0.16m
00:24AM0.81m
1:01PM-0.09m
1:45AM0.68m
2:01PM-0.02m
2:51AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:22
6:20
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
10
14
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
8
12
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
12
10
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Energy kJ
367
634
147
427
357
261
168
183
171
179
193
125
121
84
81
79
57
78
107
153
59
259
263
259
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
W
15
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
126
40
35
147
226
146
199
172
169
127
125
142
121
120
106
112
107
90
90
89
155
45
45
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
89
86
23
35
23
23
144
128
85
85
142
83
83
82
116
62
60
69
57
44
89
89
58
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
5
Energy kJ
24
850
136
216
199
279
297
174
202
196
154
114
114
80
59
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
9
166
166
157
9
0
0
0
9
166
168
166
9
9
0
9
9
65
166
100
65
65
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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