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About Dillon Beach

Dillon Beach is a town in California, United States. From Dillon Beach you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Dillon Beach, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is STS, 32 km away.

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Staying in Dillon Beach

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: STS, 32 km, CCR, 85 km, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 87 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dillon Beach. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Dillon Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Dillon Beach0 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft296 kJ

6 ft689 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

6 ft319 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dillon Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	5 ft9 smushy	296kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	689kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	17°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft8 smushy	319kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 smushy	147kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	18°C

Omar shereef18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bodega Bay, 6 km

6 ft444 kJ

7 ft874 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

6 ft289 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

5 ft319 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Omar shereef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft9 smushy	444kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	874kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	81kJ	wind from the north-west, 0 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	289kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	319kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C

Salmon Creek13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Bodega Bay, 2 km

5 ft365 kJ

7 ft944 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

2 ft102 kJ

5 ft269 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

5 ft357 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salmon Creek, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 smushy	365kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	944kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	102kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	5 ft7 smushy	269kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	357kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	18°C

North beach, pt reyes19.2 kmabout 35 min by car

5 ft377 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft348 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North beach, pt reyes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, poor	5 ft8 smushy	377kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	909kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	3, poor	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	348kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C

Seal rock8.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Bodega Bay, 4 km

5 ft353 kJ

7 ft874 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

6 ft303 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seal rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	5 ft9 s	353kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	874kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft8 s	218kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 s	106kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	303kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 s	211kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 s	294kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	16°C

Doran Beach9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Bodega Bay, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft503 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

7 ft379 kJ

5 ft207 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Doran Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	503kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	7 ft10 ssoft	909kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	278kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	81kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	7 ft7 smushy	379kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dillon Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Dillon Beach. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Drakes Bay24.6 kmabout 45 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft385 kJ

6 ft663 kJ

4 ft238 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

6 ft261 kJ

5 ft171 kJ

4 ft212 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Drakes Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	663kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	238kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	75kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	6 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	5 ft6 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	212kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C

Places to eat near Dillon Beach

Coastal KitchenAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Dillon Beach, United States