Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 269 | 260 | 239 | 217 | 214 | 208 | 206 | 194 | 186 | 186 | 232 | 347 | 282 | 277 | 257 | 265 | 273 | 269 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.93m | 9:16AM1.75m | 8:52PM1.93m | 9:35AM1.85m | 9:32PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.96m | 2:54AM0.40m | 2:54PM0.81m | 3:19AM0.45m | 3:31PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 269 | 260 | 239 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 183 | 232 | 186 | 282 | 277 | 257 | 116 | 273 | 269 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 258 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 208 | 206 | 194 | 186 | 34 | 121 | 232 | 186 | 83 | 83 | 265 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 8 | W 12 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 71 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 57 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 14 | 347 | — | — | — | — | 170 | 209 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 155 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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