Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with 87 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m lookin’ at the next 16 days for Hobe Sound/The Refuge. To be straight with you, it’s a quiet stretch. There’s not a single window in the whole forecast where the waves are worth paddling out for. The data shows every session, from the morning of August 6th all the way through to the morning of August 21st, is marked as "poor surf conditions." That’s a long, flat run, and it’s pretty normal for this area when the swell just doesn’t line up.
We start off with a tiny, weak swell on Thursday the 6th. The combined energy is a feeble 32 (weak energy), with a 3ft wave from the ESE, but that onshore breeze at 20 km/h is just chopping it up. Friday the 7th sees a little bump in the afternoon, with a combined energy of 110 (moderate energy) and a 3ft wave from the ENE, but the onshore wind and risk of thunderstorms ruin any chance of a clean wave. The best you’ll see for a clean surface is on Monday the 17th, when the morning goes glassy, but the swell is only 0.7ft – not enough to ride. The water temperature anomaly is average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
There are no standouts. No break worth highlighting. This is a time to tune up your gear, watch the cams, and wait for a better forecast. As always, forecasts can change, and it doesn’t tend to stay this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 26 | 37 | 64 | 65 | 87 | 73 | 80 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:25AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.92m | 2:27AM0.89m | 3:36PM0.93m | 3:36AM0.90m | 4:46PM0.96m | 4:48AM0.94m | 5:51PM1.01m | 5:56AM0.99m | 6:48PM1.07m | 6:57AM1.05m | 7:40PM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.01m | 8:38PM0.21m | 9:09AM-0.00m | 9:46PM0.21m | 10:16AM-0.02m | 10:52PM0.19m | 11:21AM-0.06m | 11:54PM0.14m | 12:20PM-0.09m | 00:51AM0.08m | 1:15PM-0.12m | 1:45AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | S 4 | E 7 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 73 | 80 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 7 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | S 4 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | E 6 | ENE 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 37 | 64 | 65 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 14 | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1145 | 1071 | 1583 | 377 | 1003 | 380 | 784 | 377 | 551 | 219 | 377 | 1564 | 184 | 360 | 1758 | 219 | 92 | 1374 | 697 |
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