Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
260 | 176 | 198 | 164 | 222 | 230 | 165 | 329 | 248 | 293 | 214 | 316 | 711 | 703 | 600 | 647 | 715 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.56m | 12:45PM1.39m | 00:13AM1.51m | 1:10PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.61m | 6:29AM0.01m | 6:38PM0.52m | 6:58AM0.08m | 7:16PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 17 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
119 | 123 | 127 | 129 | 121 | 230 | 83 | 329 | 248 | 293 | 214 | 316 | 711 | 703 | 600 | 573 | 508 | 502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
130 | 128 | 198 | 67 | 222 | 85 | 165 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 123 | 123 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | 32 | 43 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 140 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
260 | 176 | 90 | 164 | 151 | 147 | 142 | 170 | 209 | 195 | 175 | 264 | 213 | 234 | 332 | 647 | 715 | 544 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 65 | 65 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 166 | 168 | 166 | 166 |
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