Dillon Beach surf break

Dillon Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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Dillon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
6
0.5
W
15
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
950
427
357
261
303
328
175
184
202
226
252
120
116
151
114
119
107
153
155
259
263
259
320
309
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:03PM1.21m
5:24AM1.35m
7:57PM1.27m
6:46AM1.27m
8:42PM1.34m
8:03AM1.22m
Low Tide
11:53AM-0.16m
00:24AM0.81m
1:01PM-0.09m
1:45AM0.68m
2:01PM-0.02m
2:51AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:20
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
12
11
7
7
6
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
147
427
357
261
207
198
175
184
125
125
121
111
81
79
57
90
107
153
155
259
263
88
105
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
Energy kJ
35
147
226
146
199
172
169
129
142
142
84
120
106
112
107
47
90
89
89
59
59
259
320
309
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
23
35
23
23
144
128
85
85
83
84
83
82
116
62
60
69
46
44
26
89
58
56
53
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
950
154
202
205
303
328
202
226
252
105
84
151
114
119
78
58
59
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
166
166
138
9
0
0
0
9
166
166
162
9
9
9
9
166
166
166
125
84
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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