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Dillon Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California

Dillon Beach, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 8.6 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph onshore wind from the northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:05 pm.

Good

8–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 6 mph, onshore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:19 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
8.6 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.5 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (NW)onshore
Tide
5.0 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:05 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
64°Ffeels like 61°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:04 pm

Dillon Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Dillon Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Dillon Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–10 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Dillon Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1377–8 ft6 am: Good7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Dillon Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGreatcalm3.9 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreatcalm4.7 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.6 ft
9 am8–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.2 ft
10 am8–9 ftGood6 mph onshore (NW)6.3 ft
11 am8–9 ftFair7 mph onshore (WNW)5.9 ft
12 pmnow8–9 ftFair8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 135.0 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 233.6 ft
2 pm7 ftPoor13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 222.2 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 180.9 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20-0.0 ft
5 pm6–7 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17-0.4 ft
6 pm6 ftPoor13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 20-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.5 ft
7 am6–7 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.3 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreatcalm5.1 ft
9 am6–7 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.8 ft
10 am6–7 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (NW)6.2 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood5 mph onshore (WNW)6.1 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 145.5 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 174.4 ft
2 pm6–7 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 183.0 ft
3 pm6–7 ftPoor12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 181.6 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 190.4 ft
5 pm6–7 ftPoor13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20-0.3 ft
6 pm6–7 ftPoor14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 22-0.3 ft

Dillon Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Dillon Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 139 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 9.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 139 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Dillon Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Dillon Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–13 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Good.

Dillon Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510156–10Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 96–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 117–9Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–11Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1310–13Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 148–11Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 159–11Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 166–8Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 175–8Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Dillon Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Dillon Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–10 ftGreat10.3 ft · 15 s · W4 mph cross-shore (NNW)13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 227 am
Tue, Nov 106–8 ftGreat5.5 ft · 13 s · Wcalm11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 188 am
Wed, Nov 116–8 ftGreat6.3 ft · 13 s · W4 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 mph onshore (W), gusts 188 am
Thu, Nov 127–9 ftGreat7.4 ft · 15 s · W4 mph offshore (ENE)11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2012 pm
Fri, Nov 138–11 ftGreat9.0 ft · 14 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1215 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 267 am
Sat, Nov 1410–13 ftGreat10.2 ft · 15 s · Wcalm9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 167 am
Sun, Nov 158–11 ftGood9.6 ft · 16 s · W12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2020 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 347 am
Mon, Nov 169–11 ftFair12.4 ft · 15 s · W10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1616 mph onshore (NW), gusts 257 am
Tue, Nov 176–8 ftGood—9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1416 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 185–8 ftPoor—15 mph onshore (NW), gusts 2318 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 2710 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Dillon Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Dillon Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Dillon Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:46 am, high 6.3 ft at 9:44 am, low -0.4 ft at 5:05 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:52 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.0 ft and falling.

Tide height at Dillon Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.0 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:46 amHigh 6.3 ft9:44 amLow -0.4 ft5:05 pmHigh 4.5 ft11:52 pmLow 3.0 ft4:17 amHigh 6.2 ft10:17 amLow -0.4 ft5:40 pmHigh 4.4 ft12:34 amLow 3.3 ft4:47 amHigh 6.3 ft10:50 amLow -0.1 ft6:21 pmHigh 4.5 ft1:28 am
Tide height at Dillon Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Dillon Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:44 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:52 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.0 ft at 4:17 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:17 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.4 ft at 12:34 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:47 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:50 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:21 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.5 ft at 1:28 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:24 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:25 amLow 0.2 ft at 7:05 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.5 ft at 2:21 amLow 3.8 ft at 6:03 amHigh 6.0 ft at 12:03 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:51 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.5 ft at 3:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:51 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:47 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:38 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.7 ft at 4:16 amLow 4.2 ft at 8:14 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:30 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:30 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.4 ft at 5:11 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.6 ft at 2:37 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10:15 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.7 ft at 5:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:08 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Dillon Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Dillon Beach is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 61°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 62 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood64°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Dillon Beach

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About Dillon Beach

Dillon Beach is a beach break in Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, facing west. Also called Lawson's Landing and Tomales Bay.

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