Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, SSE swell with 26 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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hobe Sound/The Refuge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Hobe Sound/The Refuge has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right from the get-go, it's pretty flat and quiet out there. That initial few days are a total washout for surf – we're talking tiny ankle-slappers at best. Honestly, it's a bit of a dead spell to kick things off. You're really looking at a long stretch of days where you'd be better off doing anything else. The odd little bump pops up here and there, but nothing that's gonna get the heart pumping. The water temp is sittin' pretty at 85°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least a swim would be nice.
As we move into the first week of August, the pattern doesn't really change much. The swell stays tiny and the wind is mostly junk – cross, cross-on, all that messy stuff. The wave energy is almost non-existent, barely cracking double digits. It's just one of those flat spells that can happen around here, and unfortunately it's gonna hang around. There are a couple of mornings around the 5th and 7th where it turns glassy or cross-off, but with only 2ft to 2ft of messy short-period windswell, it's still a tough sell.
Now, for the one and only real standout in this entire 16-day window, you've got to look all the way out to Friday, the 14th of August. That morning, we finally see a pulse of energy with a 1ft swell from the NE, but the key is the period jumps to 11 seconds. That's a bit of a longer-period groundswell, and it brings the combined energy up to 34. That's still pretty weak, but it's the best we've got. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the SE, so it won't be perfect, but it'll be head and shoulders above everything else. The afternoon sees the same swell but a stiffer breeze.
So, the harsh truth is there's really only one session that looks even remotely worth paddling out for in the whole forecast, and that's the 14th of August. Everything before that is a bleak, flat stretch. Keep the board in the car if you're around The Refuge on the 14th, but don't hold your breath for the rest of it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22PM0.98m | 9:32AM0.92m | 9:58PM0.98m | 10:14AM0.94m | 10:33PM0.97m | 10:56AM0.95m | 11:10PM0.96m | 11:41AM0.95m | 11:49PM0.94m | 12:30PM0.94m | 00:33AM0.91m | 1:25PM0.93m | 1:25AM0.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.00m | 3:26AM0.09m | 3:37PM0.01m | 4:02AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:40AM0.03m | 4:57PM0.07m | 5:22AM0.02m | 5:43PM0.11m | 6:08AM0.01m | 6:34PM0.15m | 7:01AM0.01m | 7:32PM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | — | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | S 4 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 6 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | N 7 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 24 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1607 | 308 | 321 | 1757 | 1259 | 1001 | 301 | 308 | 1001 | 219 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 89 | 308 | 92 | 219 | 308 | 1758 | 360 |
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