Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 481 | 413 | 343 | 242 | 700 | 262 | 255 | 516 | 600 | 700 | 142 | 553 | 200 | 195 | 153 | 224 | 189 | 151 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 212 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 247 | 239 | 227 | 273 | 224 | 9 | 9 | 255 | 209 | 209 | 323 | 206 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 147 | 183 | 183 | 104 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | W 16 | W 21 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | S 12 | SW 19 | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 361 | 302 | 248 | 242 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 209 | 22 | 5 | 9 | — | 18 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 792 | 702 | — | — | — | 687 | 815 | 752 | 527 | — | — | — | 645 | 829 | 743 | 60 | 25 | 37 | 108 | 676 | 1527 | 1868 | 1391 | 1034 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 138 | 132 | 96 | 38 | 9 | 145 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 165 | 25 |
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