Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, SSE swell with 22 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 4s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a wave around here. We've got a long stretch of nothing much on the horizon.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, there's just no real swell to speak of. The combined energy of all swells is almost always in the weak category, with values like 17 and 20, and often single digits. The water temp is about average for the time of year, which is fine, but there's just no power in the ocean.
The first real chance of anything surfable kicks off on Sunday, July 13th with the morning session. Even then, it's small. Hobe Sound/The Refuge is looking at a tiny 1 ft swell from the South with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind is light cross-off from the SSW at 3 mph, so it'll be clean, but it's not going to get you out of bed. The afternoon gets a bit of a bump in size to 2 ft from the SE, but the wind swings onshore and it gets choppy quickly.
The rest of the first week is similar. There are a few morning windows where the wind goes light or glassy, like Tuesday morning, July 15th (0.3 ft, NE, glassy) and Thursday morning, July 17th (1 ft, NE, glassy from the NW). But the waves are just too small to do anything with. The energy is pathetic, mostly in the single digits or low teens.
Weeks two and three don't get any better. We see a few mornings with offshore winds, like Sunday, July 20th with a clean 0.3 ft from the NE and a WSW wind, but it's the same story. The swell just doesn't show up. The combined energy stays weak, and the period is always short. The only stand-out feature is the wind, but without any swell, it's useless.
The best on offer, and I'm stretching here, would be the morning of Sunday, July 13th or Thursday morning, July 17th just for the clean conditions. But honestly, don't get your hopes up. The swell is too small and weak to make anything of it. This is a classic flat spell for the area. Sometimes it just goes quiet for a while. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's looking like a long stretch of nothing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | S 6 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 7 |
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 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:05AM0.93m | 7:02PM1.03m | 7:06AM0.98m | 7:57PM1.07m | 8:04AM1.02m | 8:48PM1.10m | 8:59AM1.05m | 9:37PM1.11m | 9:52AM1.05m | 10:24PM1.10m | 10:44AM1.04m | 11:09PM1.06m | 11:35AM1.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.07m | 12:30PM-0.19m | 1:04AM0.03m | 1:27PM-0.22m | 1:59AM-0.01m | 2:21PM-0.23m | 2:53AM-0.05m | 3:15PM-0.21m | 3:46AM-0.08m | 4:07PM-0.17m | 4:38AM-0.09m | 4:59PM-0.10m | 5:30AM-0.08m | 5:51PM-0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | 8:17 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 4 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 | S 4 | — | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | — | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 308 | 308 | 321 | 697 | 308 | 321 | 697 | 464 | 894 | 308 | 1037 | 1275 | 321 | 219 | 817 | 321 | 1758 | 851 | 1638 | 308 |
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