Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
418
362
374
664
851
832
644
545
488
374
345
408
504
465
350
346
346
341
337
337
333
256
253
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
0
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:35AM1.79m
2:34PM1.42m
1:28AM1.66m
3:14PM1.46m
2:23AM1.48m
3:53PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:56AM-0.35m
8:02PM0.65m
8:39AM-0.22m
9:03PM0.59m
9:20AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.53m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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8:34
8:32
8:32
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Temp °C
12
12
14
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
8
7
8
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