Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
307
307
287
248
248
254
254
237
202
192
191
183
174
169
166
214
211
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:37PM1.78m
1:13PM1.46m
00:28AM1.69m
1:48PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.62m
6:47AM-0.23m
6:53PM0.52m
7:26AM-0.12m
7:45PM0.45m
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6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
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Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
10
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
9
10
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