Dillon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.97° W

Dillon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dillon Beach sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 26s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
0.5
SW
26
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
236
312
329
329
198
222
448
661
661
444
347
393
763
1015
763
763
641
617
542
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28PM1.55m
10:20AM1.12m
8:15PM1.57m
11:09AM1.18m
9:02PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.87m
3:27AM0.10m
2:46PM0.94m
4:13AM0.03m
3:41PM0.95m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
10
11
12
12
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