Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Issued: 3 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is

17.1°C

Dillon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (12 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (12 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 12								Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sun 15
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 15	W 16	W 19	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	3282	3919	4164	4485	4553	4340	3966	4552	4200	3622	2776	2297	4981	6357	12080	27744	32030	30062	24713	20291	17130	12633	9643	7636	5462	4050	3199
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	E	E	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:04AM1.20m			11:56AM1.52m					2:54AM1.18m			12:36PM1.46m					3:45AM1.16m				1:21PM1.38m					4:36AM1.16m
Low Tide			6:44AM0.96m					7:37PM-0.08m				7:29AM1.00m				8:21PM-0.02m				8:24AM1.01m				9:08PM0.03m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	10	8	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	15	12	12	15	15	14	13	14	12	11	10	6	9	9	10	9	10	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	S 7	W 15	W 16	W 19	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	W 14
kJ	3282	3919	4164	4485	4553	4340	3966	4552	4200	3622	2776	2297	128	6357	12080	27744	32030	30062	24713	20291	17130	12633	9643	7636	5462	4050	3199
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	W 18	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17
kJ	97	97	96	131	123	88	87	85	84	116	105	160	127	261	171	122	162	150	146	144	142	104	140	138	134	110	159
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	—	—	SSW 13	WNW 25	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 13
kJ	15	37	35	32	81	79	79	80	79	116	—	—	65	126	37	28	37	28	28	32	62	62	62	61	103	102	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	W 14	W 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	13	28	68	104	85	144	454	941	4981	4192	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Reyes Beach CAL - Marin County	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Zmudowski State Beach CAL - Monterey	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Moss Landing CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ano Nuevo CAL - San Mateo	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Russian Rivermouth CAL - Sonoma	Russian Rivermouth CAL - Sonoma
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	4	4	5	7	9	9	1	1	9	6	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	20	25	25	65	399	65	65	65	189	65	190	301	532	511	166	166	139	65	24	24	41	65	41	41	41	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County	Double Point	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach		Fort Point	Fort Point	Fort Point		Fort Point								Fort Point	Kellys Cove	Kellys Cove	Fort Point	Fort Point	Fort Point	Fort Point	Fort Point	Ocean Beach	Fort Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4		4								9	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Moss Landing CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Moss Landing CAL - Monterey	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	7	6	6	5	4	5	5	4	7	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	6	5
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Leffingwell Landing United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Mouse Rock United States	Salinas River State Beach United States	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Moss Landing United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	6	6

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