
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
125 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 186 | 182 | 246 | 251 | 240 | 307 | 307 | 311 | 304 | 283 | 350 | 346 | 207 | 169 | 142 | 337 | 333 | 256 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
50 | 128 | 192 | 186 | 186 | 124 | 121 | 115 | 146 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 74 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 246 | 258 | 90 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
131 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 130 | 121 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 100 | 188 | 243 | 44 | 30 | 206 | 125 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
440 | 418 | 362 | 374 | 664 | 851 | 832 | 644 | 545 | 488 | 374 | 345 | 408 | 504 | 465 | 312 | 237 | 340 | — | — | 131 | 142 | 142 | 142 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 9 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 138 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 166 | 166 | 149 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 166 | 166 | 157 | 9 |
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