Surf Forecasts:
Hobe Sound/The Refuge surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ENE swell with 35 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 0.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
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’s got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, this is a grim stretch. The entire 16-day window is a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We’re talking a solid block of nothing from Thursday the 23rd of July all the way through to Friday the 7th of August. Not a single session worth paddling out for. The combined swell energy barely ever climbs above a pathetic 36 (and that’s on the 6th of August), with most days sitting in the single digits or low teens. That’s weak, lifeless energy.
The swell is tiny, rarely cracking 2 ft, and what little arrives is mostly short-period windslop from the east or southeast. The period is usually a dismal 4 to 8 seconds – no push, no shape. The water temp is sitting at 85.3°F, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so at least it’s warm for a float.
Now, there are a few mornings where the wind goes light offshore or cross-offshore – like Sunday the 26th of July morning with a WSW breeze, or Monday the 29th of July afternoon with a clean offshore. But it doesn’t matter when the swell is a non-event. You’d be surfing ankle-biters with no power.
Honestly, with the wind howling onshore and the tiny, weak swell, the setup at Hobe Sound/The Refuge is a beach and reef mix that’s looking more like a kiteboarding session than a paddle surf. If you’ve got a kite, you might find something to do on the 6th of August when the wind hits 25 mph from the southeast, but for a surfboard? Forget it.
Hang in there. It tends not to stay this flat forever, and forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing on the table.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 7 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:04PM0.81m | 4:04AM0.78m | 5:01PM0.81m | 5:00AM0.78m | 5:54PM0.83m | 5:53AM0.80m | 6:42PM0.86m | 6:41AM0.83m | 7:26PM0.90m | 7:26AM0.85m | 8:06PM0.94m | 8:09AM0.88m | 8:45PM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.07m | 10:23PM0.23m | 10:45AM0.08m | 11:15PM0.23m | 11:35AM0.07m | 00:03AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.05m | 00:49AM0.20m | 1:04PM0.03m | 1:32AM0.18m | 1:44PM0.01m | 2:11AM0.15m | 2:22PM0.00m | 2:49AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 4 | — | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | — | WSW 2 | SSE 2 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 851 | 308 | 380 | 380 | 219 | 70 | 402 | 92 | 92 | 321 | 402 | 395 | 321 | 875 | 301 | 402 | 402 | 321 | 321 | 409 |
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