Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
2
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
305
305
305
305
305
305
305
211
217
248
276
298
322
261
206
303
340
197
301
268
275
383
314
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
SE
0
SE
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:11AM1.24m
3:30PM1.54m
4:21AM1.11m
4:07PM1.52m
5:51AM1.03m
4:50PM1.49m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.42m
10:29PM0.33m
10:01AM0.62m
11:32PM0.31m
10:53AM0.80m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
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8:02
8:00
8:00
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Temp °C
11
12
13
15
16
14
12
11
12
11
12
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
14
14
12
11
10
12
11
12
13
14
12
10
11
12
12
13
15
14
12
13
12
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