Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dillon Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dillon Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dillon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 398 | 388 | 362 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 265 | 253 | 249 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 114 | 111 | 106 | 101 | 86 | 130 | 124 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.35m | 2:05PM1.56m | 2:44AM1.24m | 2:38PM1.60m | 3:54AM1.14m | 3:19PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.25m | 8:33AM0.51m | 9:39PM0.19m | 9:13AM0.68m | 10:42PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
367 | 280 | 236 | 362 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 265 | 253 | 249 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 69 | 88 | 111 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 130 | 124 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | S 12 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
2 | 367 | 362 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 70 | 63 | 27 | 151 | 114 | 47 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 86 | 89 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SW 19 | W 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | NW 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
— | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 29 | 62 | 40 | 61 | 10 | 106 | 101 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
292 | 398 | 388 | 154 | 157 | 153 | 59 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 28 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 166 | 168 | 138 | 96 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 84 | 104 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 84 | 9 | 9 |
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