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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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

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

6 ft562 kJ

7 ft944 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

2 ft102 kJ

7 ft455 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

6 ft442 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Salmon Creek, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	6 ft9 smushy	562kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	7 ft10 ssoft	944kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft10 smushy	102kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	7 ft7 smushy	455kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft7 smushy	211kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	442kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	18°C

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

6 ft520 kJ

7 ft1006 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

6 ft361 kJ

4 ft185 kJ

6 ft385 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Omar shereef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	6 ft9 smushy	520kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	1,006kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	18°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	293kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 shollow	109kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	6 ft7 smushy	361kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	18°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft7 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	6 ft8 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	18°C

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

6 ft426 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

5 ft333 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

8 ft523 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

6 ft448 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at North beach, pt reyes, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 smushy	426kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	7 ft10 ssoft	909kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	333kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	8 ft7 smushy	523kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	5 ft8 smushy	258kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	448kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	18°C

Dillon Beach0 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft465 kJ

7 ft833 kJ

5 ft255 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

6 ft299 kJ

5 ft139 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dillon Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	6 ft9 smushy	465kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	7 ft10 ssoft	833kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	18°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	255kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	6 ft6 smushy	299kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	5 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	16°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	18°C

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

6 ft543 kJ

7 ft1007 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

7 ft474 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

6 ft408 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Seal rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	6 ft9 s	543kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	7 ft10 s	1,007kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 s	317kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	3 ft9 s	106kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	7 ft7 s	474kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	5 ft7 s	211kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	6 ft8 s	408kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	16°C

Doran Beach9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Bodega Bay, 2 km

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	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	503kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	7 ft10 ssoft	909kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	278kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	3 ft7 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	7 ft7 smushy	379kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 0 knots, offshore	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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Drakes Bay24.6 kmabout 45 min by car

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	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	663kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	238kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	18°C
Thu 22Oct	15, 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, 6 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft6 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 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