
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
674 | 323 | 278 | 553 | 543 | 757 | 634 | 224 | 189 | 180 | 225 | 466 | 381 | 1832 | 1693 | 1281 | 1608 | 755 | 632 | 547 | 497 | 497 | 599 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.37m | 10:35PM1.46m | 11:23AM1.44m | 11:22PM1.45m | 11:48AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.47m | 5:16AM0.13m | 5:39PM0.34m | 5:47AM0.21m | 6:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
674 | 164 | 142 | 553 | 200 | 195 | 153 | 224 | 189 | 151 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 209 | 206 | 983 | 755 | 632 | 547 | 497 | 186 | 147 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
209 | 323 | 278 | 206 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 147 | 183 | 180 | 122 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 212 | 215 | 189 | 151 | 189 | 92 | 46 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | W 16 | W 21 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 19 | W 21 |
27 | 209 | 209 | 22 | 5 | 9 | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 85 | — | 93 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
603 | — | — | — | 543 | 757 | 634 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 55 | 466 | 381 | 1832 | 1693 | 1281 | 1608 | — | — | — | — | 497 | 599 | 637 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 138 | 65 | 96 | 96 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 165 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 166 | 9 | 9 |
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