Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
362
430
346
261
261
330
295
315
343
351
307
287
254
261
254
202
197
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
10:44PM1.84m
12:38PM1.41m
11:37PM1.78m
1:13PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.73m
6:06AM-0.29m
6:01PM0.62m
6:47AM-0.23m
6:53PM0.52m
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6:22
6:24
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8:09
8:08
8:07
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
17
16
15
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
16
15
14
12
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
10
10
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