Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
6
1.6
NW
6
0.7
SW
14
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
176
198
164
222
230
165
329
248
293
214
316
711
703
600
647
715
544
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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