Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
751 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 539 | 532 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 506 | 468 | 417 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 261 | 229 | 226 | 210 | 158 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.80m | 11:03PM1.85m | 11:41AM1.87m | 11:47PM1.69m | 12:09PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.75m | 5:21AM0.54m | 5:51PM0.69m | 5:45AM0.68m | 6:44PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 |
751 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 539 | 532 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 506 | 468 | 417 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 261 | 229 | 226 | 210 | 158 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 |
12 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 86 | 115 | 127 | 119 | 152 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
17 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
95 | 209 | 169 | 232 | 249 | 322 | 286 | 260 | 418 | 476 | 423 | 292 | 286 | 257 | 177 | 110 | 98 | 67 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 66 | 46 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 97 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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