Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
2.1
WNW
1.9
NW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414141414146777761313131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)352275272272264264253239236181181179179330296244330274181848991127208
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
1.93
2:36PM
1.30
12:27AM
1.85
1:09AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.53
5:39PM
1.23
8:39AM
0.59
9:58AM
0.62
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise--6:41-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:24-------7:25--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616232523151314141625272416161615172628231715
Feels °C (?)15131420201811911111323231911121211132121181412
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