Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
14
1.8
NW
13
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1154
1154
1321
1548
1013
802
669
500
527
493
604
612
1005
1094
1135
1258
1237
959
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:07PM1.26m
8:14AM1.19m
6:22PM1.24m
8:44AM1.25m
7:31PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.18m
1:51PM0.87m
1:55AM0.17m
2:42PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
15
17
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
9
13
14
13
11
11
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