Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 795 | 582 | 568 | 662 | 654 | 637 | 478 | 465 | 501 | 602 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 573 | 565 | 558 | 537 | 523 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.60m | 2:13AM1.24m | 1:01PM1.56m | 3:09AM1.19m | 1:32PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM-0.03m | 7:28AM0.75m | 8:22PM-0.01m | 8:07AM0.87m | 9:06PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 424 | 321 | 242 | 221 | 201 | 196 | 637 | 478 | 465 | 501 | 585 | 585 | 577 | 474 | 447 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 434 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 823 | 795 | 582 | 568 | 662 | 654 | 143 | 101 | 96 | 318 | 602 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 573 | 565 | 558 | 537 | 523 | 387 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 358 | 340 | 322 | 318 | 399 | 255 | 399 | 305 | 314 | 319 | — | — | 46 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 73 | 61 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 138 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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