Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SE swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hobe Sound/The Refuge this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Hobe Sound/The Refuge in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let me get this off my chest right away. It's been a rough stretch lately, and looking ahead, well, I gotta be straight with you – this is about as flat and disappointing a 16-day run as I've seen for a while. We're staring down a long, quiet spell that kicks off now and doesn’t really let up. For the entire forecast window, there is just nothing doing. The combined wave energy barely scrapes double digits most days, with the biggest reading hitting only 50 (moderate energy) and that's still attached to tiny, short-period junk.
Hobe Sound/The Refuge is the only game in town, and it's an exposed beach and reef setup that's starved for swell. The water temp is going to feel about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there, but that's about the only thing that's normal. The optimum swell is from the NE, but we aren't seeing anything substantial from that direction at all.
For the next week, from Monday the 6th of July right through to Sunday the 12th, we've got nothing but tiny waves – we're talking 0.3ft to 3ft at best. The wind is mostly a mess, with a lot of cross-onshore and onshore ESE flow that just chops everything up. There is a brief moment on the morning of Sunday the 12th where we get glassy conditions with a light W wind, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft with a short 9-second period. You'd be bobbing around on a lake. Not worth the drive.
The second week doesn't offer any relief. From the 14th of July onwards, we see a little more offshore wind (W, WSW, SW directions), which will at least clean the surface up. The mornings of the 15th, 16th, and 17th look clean or with light cross-shore breeze. But the swell is still dismal – 1.0ft to 2ft, with periods mostly between 4 and 8 seconds. That's windswell at best, no push, no shape. On the 15th and 16th, we see a little bump from the NE which is the right direction, but it's too small to do anything with.
Honestly, for a stretch this long with nothing on the table, this is one of those periods where the surf forecast is just plain empty. If you see any clean lines on the water, it's probably a boat wake. Sometimes a region goes blank like this and it’s normal – this is one of those times. Dust off the longboard for flat-day paddling, or just take a break. The setups here look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.87m | 12:53PM0.84m | 1:02AM0.86m | 1:48PM0.85m | 1:51AM0.84m | 2:48PM0.87m | 2:48AM0.84m | 3:53PM0.89m | 3:52AM0.85m | 5:00PM0.93m | 4:59AM0.88m | 6:03PM0.98m | 6:05AM0.93m | 7:02PM1.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.03m | 6:59PM0.11m | 7:31AM-0.00m | 7:58PM0.13m | 8:29AM-0.03m | 9:01PM0.14m | 9:29AM-0.07m | 10:05PM0.14m | 10:31AM-0.11m | 11:07PM0.11m | 11:32AM-0.15m | 00:07AM0.07m | 12:30PM-0.19m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | 8:17 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 |
mm | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 11 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 8 | NE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | N 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 797 | 395 | 384 | 583 | 1401 | 308 | 92 | 380 | 87 | 92 | 1638 | 89 | 308 | 1085 | 253 | 92 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 |
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