
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 302 | 302 | 299 | 287 | 269 | 220 | 269 | 549 | 261 | 251 | 214 | 208 | 206 | 194 | 328 | 183 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.58m | 7:32PM1.90m | 8:59AM1.66m | 8:12PM1.93m | 9:16AM1.75m | 8:52PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM1.09m | 2:29AM0.39m | 2:18PM0.96m | 2:54AM0.40m | 2:54PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 302 | 302 | 149 | 146 | 122 | 116 | 269 | 285 | 261 | 251 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 176 | 176 | 183 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | NW 11 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 299 | 287 | 269 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 208 | 206 | 194 | 186 | 34 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 7 | NW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
11 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 |
19 | 11 | 92 | 40 | 67 | 145 | 169 | 291 | — | — | — | 53 | 549 | 188 | 158 | — | — | — | — | 328 | 183 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 330 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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