Surf Forecast Surf Report
Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
WNW
0.7
SSW
1.1
NW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161515151514141411141414141311111019191919191818181818187789999111111111111111111111111111016161620201510151018
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)43542438537036028428028027621521321019814313913913713714825125125124622820727331631631247177811621101111813721421160416631684152012841064917693643572496379326296268334232268336216256188214280
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
2.36
1:42PM
1.47
12:04AM
2.24
3:09PM
1.44
1:01AM
2.09
4:39PM
1.48
2:11AM
1.92
5:47PM
1.56
3:34AM
1.77
6:32PM
1.65
4:59AM
1.68
7:06PM
1.74
6:12AM
1.62
7:32PM
1.81
7:13AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.02
5:41PM
1.19
7:52AM
0.12
6:39PM
1.29
9:01AM
0.22
8:08PM
1.36
10:10AM
0.32
10:06PM
1.34
11:13AM
0.40
11:43PM
1.22
12:05PM
0.47
12:50AM
1.06
12:47PM
0.55
1:39AM
0.90
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:05-------6:03-
Sunset-----7:43-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45-------7:46-------7:46-------7:47------
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)121012161716141211111316151614121111141818191010891115141074459101197778121213131298813171818141313141620
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