
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
560 | 678 | 567 | 395 | 242 | 230 | 192 | 202 | 179 | 184 | 184 | 164 | 166 | 164 | 98 | 107 | 104 | 140 | 184 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.12m | 3:02PM1.48m | 5:42AM1.08m | 3:48PM1.43m | 7:18AM1.09m | 4:47PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.83m | 10:40PM0.21m | 10:20AM0.95m | 11:46PM0.23m | 11:45AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
365 | 365 | 298 | 236 | 122 | 87 | 148 | 202 | 179 | 184 | 184 | 147 | 126 | 103 | 98 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 66 | 68 | 30 | 69 | 164 | 166 | 164 | 40 | 107 | 104 | 140 | 140 | 184 | 103 | 102 | 77 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
75 | 75 | 37 | 29 | 72 | 64 | 5 | 79 | 30 | 59 | 116 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 75 | 39 | 39 | 138 | 184 | 103 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
560 | 678 | 567 | 395 | 242 | 230 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 114 | 119 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 166 | 172 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 167 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 166 | 9 | 9 |
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