
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 362 | 302 | 300 | 264 | 264 | 330 | 470 | 516 | 386 | 330 | 330 | 371 | 330 | 307 | 300 | 343 | 343 | 287 | 294 | 302 | 261 | 232 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.35m | 10:44PM1.84m | 12:38PM1.41m | 11:37PM1.78m | 1:13PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM-0.30m | 5:08PM0.73m | 6:06AM-0.29m | 6:01PM0.62m | 6:47AM-0.23m | 6:53PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
362 | 362 | 302 | 300 | 264 | 264 | 330 | 470 | 516 | 386 | 330 | 330 | 371 | 330 | 307 | 300 | 343 | 343 | 287 | 294 | 302 | 261 | 232 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
68 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 67 | 136 | 138 | 197 | 197 | 194 | 152 | 108 | 140 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 191 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
133 | 133 | 95 | 94 | 33 | 113 | 111 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 67 | 68 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 166 | 9 | 9 |
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