Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 261 | 254 | 307 | 343 | 307 | 280 | 254 | 261 | 261 | 254 | 202 | 192 | 191 | 183 | 174 | 169 | 166 | 214 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.41m | 11:37PM1.78m | 1:13PM1.46m | 00:28AM1.69m | 1:48PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.62m | 6:47AM-0.23m | 6:53PM0.52m | 7:26AM-0.12m | 7:45PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 322 | 261 | 254 | 307 | 343 | 307 | 280 | 254 | 261 | 261 | 254 | 202 | 192 | 183 | 173 | 134 | 114 | 84 | 81 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 140 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 206 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 183 | 174 | 169 | 130 | 214 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 67 | 68 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 98 | 97 | 149 | 146 | 166 | 167 | 167 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 293 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 809 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 168 | 9 | 9 |
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