Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, NE swell with 113 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge, and I gotta be straight with ya—it’s gonna be a lean stretch. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a dud. Nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for, no real standouts. The wave energy never gets above a weak pulse, and the wave comment stays stubbornly "poor surf conditions" right through.
We start off Thursday, September 3rd, with a tiny 0.5 ft of swell from the ENE, but it’s glassy in the morning with a slight offshore. That’s about as good as it gets for conditions, but there’s just no push. That glassy window is short-lived, as the afternoon gets a 9 mph onshore breeze and the energy is weak (24). Friday, September 4th, and Saturday, September 5th, are similar—small, messy, with cross or cross-onshore winds and risk of thunderstorms. Swell stays tiny, barely 2 ft, and period is short, so no power behind it.
There’s a small pulse of energy mid-week, around Wednesday, September 9th, with NE swell pushin’ 4 ft in the morning (energy at 165, so moderate), but the wind is blowin’ onshore at 9 mph, and it’s all pretty choppy. That swell drops off fast, and by the next day it’s back to weak, short-period junk.
From September 14th onward, it’s dead. Swell barely scrapes 0.7 ft, with the odd day of glassy conditions, but you’d be bobbin’ around on lake-like water. There’s a few glassy mornings on the 13th and 15th, but with only 1 ft or 0.7 ft of weak windswell, it’s more of a paddle and a float than a surf.
The water temperature’s sittin’ at 86°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothin’ to write home about.
Bottom line: I can’t recommend a single session. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. The break is a beach and reef setup, and if there was any bigger swell with this wind, it’d be kite-surfing territory, but there’s not even that. Hang tight, keep an eye on the charts—forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | S 4 | NE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 67 | 94 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:11AM0.99m | 2:13PM1.01m | 2:18AM0.98m | 3:24PM1.01m | 3:32AM0.99m | 4:34PM1.05m | 4:45AM1.04m | 5:36PM1.10m | 5:50AM1.10m | 6:30PM1.15m | 6:47AM1.16m | 7:18PM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.29m | 7:46AM0.11m | 8:24PM0.31m | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:36PM0.31m | 10:08AM0.10m | 10:44PM0.27m | 11:12AM0.08m | 11:44PM0.20m | 12:10PM0.05m | 00:38AM0.13m | 1:02PM0.03m | 1:27AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ESE 4 | S 4 | E 8 | S 4 | E 7 | NE 9 | SSE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 67 | 94 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | NE 10 | SSE 3 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 89 | 89 | 1758 | 109 | 875 | 1758 | 413 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 1041 | 1004 | 1374 | 219 |
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