Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.6
NW
10
2.3
WNW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
903
609
661
323
278
553
543
713
743
224
189
183
225
500
1435
1938
1693
1093
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
0
NE
5
NW
5
ENE
0
NW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49PM1.46m
10:59AM1.37m
10:35PM1.46m
11:23AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.09m
5:03PM0.47m
5:16AM0.13m
5:39PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
19
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
18
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
15
17
15
15
15
17
14
11
12
12
13
13
12
14
11
11
11
11
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