Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 106 | 106 | 138 | 117 | 204 | 309 | 305 | 235 | 281 | 334 | 334 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.58m | 10:15AM2.32m | 00:08AM1.50m | 10:56AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.96m | 5:34PM0.08m | 4:33AM1.06m | 6:29PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 113 | 106 | 106 | 72 | 97 | 93 | 309 | 305 | 235 | 281 | 334 | 157 | 157 | 119 | 92 | 376 | 376 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 34 | 49 | 78 | 56 | 204 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 69 | 334 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 92 | 78 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 29 | 30 | 49 | 80 | 47 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 67 | 67 | 102 | 122 | 113 | 110 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 69 | 105 | 138 | 117 | 163 | 89 | 136 | 183 | 165 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 175 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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