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Hobe Sound/The Refuge Surf Forecast
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Hobe Sound/The Refuge surfForecast / Florida – South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hobe Sound/The Refuge sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hobe Sound/The Refuge today?
The current surf forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hobe Sound/The Refuge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
132 | 88 | 52 | 43 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:33AM0.84m | 11:10PM0.88m | 11:13AM0.81m | 11:53PM0.85m | 11:57AM0.78m | 00:39AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.05m | 5:16AM0.19m | 5:28PM0.09m | 6:00AM0.22m | 6:14PM0.12m | 6:52AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 132 | 88 | 52 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 308 | 308 | 11 | 89 | 308 | 395 | 395 | 1259 | 287 | 89 | 1 | 42 | 89 | 281 | 219 | 89 | 92 | 547 | 601 | 643 |
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