Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
346
341
337
337
333
329
253
253
250
246
243
290
358
354
400
306
284
251
224
291
295
352
295
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:23AM1.48m
3:53PM1.49m
3:22AM1.30m
4:33PM1.51m
4:32AM1.12m
5:13PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:20AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.53m
10:02AM0.15m
11:13PM0.46m
10:46AM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
15
14
13
10
11
10
11
11
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
11
10
7
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
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