Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is

16.5°C

Dillon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	1	!	!	5	5	!	!	!	!	4	5	!	!	!	5	2	1	1	2	2	2	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1172	1474	2843	3160	2182	2026	4931	4593	3944	3951	3079	3412	3764	3669	3576	2873	2834	2795	2383	2056	1783	1725	3066
Wind (km/h)	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				8:51PM1.25m				8:57AM1.62m				9:51PM1.25m				9:26AM1.65m					10:46PM1.25m
Low Tide		3:08PM0.20m				2:49AM0.36m				3:52PM0.05m				3:29AM0.49m					4:31PM-0.06m				4:08AM0.62m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—
	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	12	13	12	12	11	11	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	11	16	13	14	13	14	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	1172	1474	2381	2381	2182	2026	4931	4593	3944	3951	3079	3412	3764	3669	3576	2873	2834	2795	2383	2056	1783	1725	3066
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	WNW 21	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	158	125	339	980	1288	1726	43	43	43	44	44	46	54	107	110	150	152	152	152	150	147	143	143
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 22	WNW 21	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	96	180	88	85	66	66	67	69	72	52	57	57	55	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 13	WNW 13	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 4	—	—	NW 4	—
kJ	99	140	2843	3160	—	—	—	—	—	170	176	99	95	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	12	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	5	5	1	1	4	1	5	5	1	1	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	166	25	25	0	0	24	24	45	166	9	0	24	24	20	0	24	9	38	9	9	9	25
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Rating (10 max)	4				5	5	5	5	5		4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4				3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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