Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 612 | 990 | 1077 | 1135 | 1278 | 1197 | 859 | 517 | 424 | 437 | 437 | 411 | 207 | 204 | 207 | 290 | 303 | 325 | 334 | 330 | 267 | 372 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.25m | 7:31PM1.24m | 9:10AM1.32m | 8:34PM1.26m | 9:35AM1.40m | 9:31PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.17m | 2:42PM0.74m | 2:40AM0.18m | 3:24PM0.58m | 3:19AM0.20m | 4:02PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 297 | 612 | 990 | 1077 | 1135 | 1278 | 1197 | 859 | 517 | 424 | 250 | 245 | 411 | 139 | 101 | 199 | 260 | 303 | 325 | 334 | 330 | 229 | 223 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 604 | 247 | 519 | 519 | 425 | 382 | 443 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 437 | 437 | 242 | 207 | 204 | 207 | 290 | 128 | 91 | 66 | 28 | 223 | 214 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | S 6 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 268 | 149 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 62 | 139 | 194 | 127 | 86 | 61 | 175 | 107 | 51 | 148 | 151 | 127 | 23 | 66 | 44 | 2 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 95 | 17 | 18 | 267 | 372 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 9 | 132 | 38 |
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