Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SSW
12
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
0.8
SW
18
1.4
WNW
11
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
111
154
86
98
121
116
165
171
314
347
358
314
351
386
418
433
460
528
449
439
553
527
610
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:54AM1.14m
3:19PM1.62m
5:25AM1.07m
4:10PM1.62m
7:06AM1.07m
5:14PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.68m
10:42PM0.15m
10:03AM0.83m
11:56PM0.11m
11:16AM0.94m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
17
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
16
12
11
10
11
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