Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
1
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
437
411
207
204
207
290
303
325
334
330
229
356
546
686
596
804
936
1030
955
974
918
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:10AM1.32m
8:34PM1.26m
9:35AM1.40m
9:31PM1.29m
10:00AM1.48m
10:25PM1.30m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.58m
3:19AM0.20m
4:02PM0.41m
3:54AM0.26m
4:39PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:26
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7:28
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6:25
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6:23
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6:22
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
8
10
9
10
10
14
12
13
13
14
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