Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.2° 

Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
17
0.6
WNW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
170
170
172
232
297
243
249
255
203
201
198
198
196
216
358
358
354
342
347
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM1.75m
00:39AM1.93m
2:12PM1.80m
1:36AM1.67m
2:55PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.97m
7:29AM0.35m
8:00PM0.95m
8:06AM0.57m
9:20PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
22
19
18
18
21
25
26
27
24
22
20
19
22
26
25
26
24
21
Feels °C
24
24
23
20
19
19
23
25
26
27
24
21
20
19
23
27
25
26
23
20
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