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Refugio State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 426 | 393 | 333 | 480 | 153 | 143 | 332 | 385 | 459 | 225 | 220 | 135 | 132 | 186 | 186 | 266 | 186 | 242 | 113 | 196 | 205 | 222 | 161 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:22PM 1.40 | 1:16AM 2.09 | 4:58PM 1.45 | 2:33AM 1.95 | 6:04PM 1.55 | 4:03AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 1.27 | 9:20AM 0.24 | 8:19PM 1.35 | 10:33AM 0.30 | 10:22PM 1.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 |
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