Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)19191818181818181817171616161616168999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183177159155154154154207246243193132129127125125169302407820856573983532
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
W
0
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
2.05
5:13PM
1.31
2:45AM
1.97
6:52PM
1.41
4:17AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.40
7:37PM
1.28
11:04AM
0.38
9:51PM
1.34
12:17PM
0.32
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:58-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816161723252419191818182424241817171717242724
Feels °C (?)201715151622242319181717172322231515141515222423
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