Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Issued: 9 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is

17.0°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 (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 9						Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	0	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4823	3824	2986	2303	1872	1568	1365	1445	1777	1945	2059	2059	2338	2168	2005	2005	1821	1624	1574	1477	1743	2490	4029	4610	5240
Wind (km/h)	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	W	SE	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			10:22AM1.64m				00:28AM1.25m				10:51AM1.61m					1:16AM1.23m			11:21AM1.57m					2:04AM1.20m
Low Tide	4:46AM0.74m				5:45PM-0.15m				5:25AM0.84m				6:20PM-0.15m				6:04AM0.91m				6:58PM-0.12m				6:44AM0.96m


	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	18	18	17	17	17	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	18	20	19	17	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	15	17	15	16	15	16	17	15	15	17	16	15	15	16	15	14	13	17	18	19	17	14	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	4823	3824	2986	2303	1872	1568	1365	1445	1777	1945	2059	2059	2338	2168	2005	2005	1821	1624	1574	1477	1743	2490	4029	4610	5240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	157	122	121	119	145	92	137	136	136	104	74	73	73	100	99	95	92	91	66	95	100	100	97	97	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 16	—	SW 16	—	SW 15	NW 12	SW 15	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	—	W 19	S 21	SSW 16	—	—	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19
kJ	—	122	—	119	—	139	37	106	—	—	31	30	31	31	—	—	7	9	26	—	—	15	15	37	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	The Fort CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Point Reyes Beach CAL - Marin County	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Double Point CAL - Marin County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5
Distance (km)	24	24	45	157	38	9	9	9	0	0	9	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	20	25	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach			The Patch	The Patch	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	The Patch	The Patch		The Patch	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	The Patch	Drakes Estero	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Point Reyes Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	9	5	9
Header Global	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States	Fullers United States	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Ghost Town Spain	Faja da Areia Portugal	Lebu Chile	Gwenvor United Kingdom	Anael France	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Anael France	Anael France	Anael France	Afife Portugal	Anael France	Anse de Cabestan France	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9

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