Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SSE swell with 59 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get real about this stretch. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve stared at the charts for Hobe Sound/The Refuge (Hobe-Sound) and I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough one. The next sixteen days are looking pretty flat, with a whole lot of nothing on the cards.
We start off on Tuesday, the 21st of July, with a tiny, weak swell coming in from the southeast. The waves are small, around 2ft to 3ft, and the period is a short, choppy 4 to 5 seconds. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze, making it messy and ugly. Wave energy is really low, just 37 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It’s not even worth a paddle.
This sad pattern just repeats day after day through the rest of July and into the first week of August. The swell never really gets going. Most days we’re looking at tiny 0.7ft to 1ft slop, with a short period and weak energy. The wind does shift around a bit, and we get some clean spells with offshore or cross-offshore breezes on the 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st of July, and even into the 1st of August. The water is about average for this time of year, nothing special. But here’s the kicker: on the 31st of July, we get a tiny bump with a 3ft, 5-second southeast swell, and the energy creeps up to 52 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It’s still small, but the wind is a clean offshore or cross-offshore breeze. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s not a standout.
The real kicker? There’s a gap of almost a week with no real surf to get excited about, from the 21st to the 26th, and then another long stretch of nothing. Finally, on the 5th of August, we get a brief moment of hope. The morning is glassy, with the wind a light, 3 mph from the south. The swell is tiny, just 0.7ft, but it’s clean and glassy. It’s the only time in the whole forecast where the wind is completely calm, and the waves are anything but choppy. It’s a moment of peace, but the surf is so small it’s barely a ripple.
This is a classic case of a flat spell. The breaks are fairly consistent around here, but when the swell is this absent, it’s just a waiting game. For now, the board stays on the rack.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
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 kJ | 59 | 31 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.89m | 2:11PM0.87m | 2:15AM0.84m | 3:07PM0.83m | 3:08AM0.80m | 4:04PM0.81m | 4:04AM0.78m | 5:01PM0.81m | 5:00AM0.78m | 5:54PM0.83m | 5:53AM0.80m | 6:42PM0.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.01m | 8:34PM0.17m | 9:00AM0.04m | 9:29PM0.21m | 9:53AM0.07m | 10:23PM0.23m | 10:45AM0.08m | 11:15PM0.23m | 11:35AM0.07m | 00:03AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.05m | 00:49AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 4 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 59 | 31 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 1003 | 1589 | 219 | 244 | 875 | 253 | 280 | 756 | 332 | 219 | 776 | 184 | 87 | 372 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 308 |
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