Dillon Beach surf break

Dillon Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 02 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
4
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
585
497
418
802
789
807
286
238
207
246
240
273
452
534
596
697
722
930
917
854
700
690
679
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
S
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:42PM1.53m
1:39PM1.16m
00:08AM1.51m
2:27PM1.13m
00:38AM1.49m
3:15PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:01AM-0.16m
6:41PM0.74m
7:36AM-0.16m
7:16PM0.82m
8:12AM-0.15m
7:54PM0.88m
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
493
400
331
294
31
8
8
200
154
207
177
211
194
255
199
596
697
722
930
917
854
700
690
679
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
21
0.3
WNW
20
0.3
WNW
19
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
278
299
226
226
8
31
42
75
74
149
146
240
273
452
534
154
86
56
84
106
186
166
125
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
17
18
18
31
6
6
12
28
41
107
246
105
79
69
75
54
84
104
49
50
8
8
34
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
752
585
497
418
802
789
807
286
238
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
166
166
166
138
9
9
9
9
65
202
217
104
9
54
54
25
54
54
145
24
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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