
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 334 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 452 | 441 | 398 | 387 | 382 | 387 | 398 | 512 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 506 | 468 | 455 | 449 | 377 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.50m | 10:56AM2.31m | 1:18AM1.43m | 11:43AM2.24m | 2:42AM1.40m | 12:40PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM1.06m | 6:29PM0.10m | 5:14AM1.16m | 7:31PM0.15m | 6:08AM1.26m | 8:40PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
334 | 334 | 113 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 452 | 441 | 398 | 387 | 382 | 387 | 398 | 512 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 506 | 468 | 455 | 449 | 377 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
69 | 67 | 376 | 92 | 92 | 67 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 121 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 151 | 83 | 142 | 15 | 57 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | SE 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
12 | 10 | 67 | 102 | 122 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 99 | 96 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 75 | 148 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | WNW 7 | — |
142 | 119 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | — | — | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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