Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 496 | 489 | 489 | 406 | 344 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 211 | 211 | 224 | 224 | 239 | 322 | 261 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.40m | 2:55PM1.54m | 3:11AM1.24m | 3:30PM1.54m | 4:21AM1.11m | 4:07PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.22m | 9:31PM0.35m | 9:19AM0.42m | 10:29PM0.33m | 10:01AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 502 | 496 | 489 | 489 | 406 | 344 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 239 | 322 | 261 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 22 | 111 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 54 | 31 | 2 | 24 | 43 | 65 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 10 | NW 12 | W 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | W 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 116 | 69 | 127 | 137 | 113 | 224 | 224 | 213 | 230 | 259 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 166 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 24 | 217 | 157 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 162 | 9 | 9 |
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