Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
362
302
300
264
264
330
470
516
386
330
330
371
330
307
300
343
343
287
294
302
261
232
192
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
12:00PM1.35m
10:44PM1.84m
12:38PM1.41m
11:37PM1.78m
1:13PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:22AM-0.30m
5:08PM0.73m
6:06AM-0.29m
6:01PM0.62m
6:47AM-0.23m
6:53PM0.52m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
15
14
11
12
12
12
12
17
16
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
15
13
12
10
12
12
12
11
16
14
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
10
10
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