Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 384 | 362 | 268 | 269 | 210 | 356 | 297 | 400 | 405 | 400 | 280 | 360 | 329 | 249 | 246 | 207 | 240 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 363 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.69m | 7:02PM1.68m | 8:01AM1.80m | 7:50PM1.70m | 8:19AM1.93m | 8:38PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.55m | 1:26PM1.00m | 1:29AM0.57m | 2:03PM0.81m | 1:56AM0.61m | 2:39PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 394 | 384 | 362 | 268 | 269 | 207 | 356 | 297 | 400 | 405 | 400 | 261 | 250 | 247 | 247 | 189 | 207 | 70 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 203 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 309 | 276 | 295 | 265 | 177 | 160 | 109 | 138 | 121 | 121 | 107 | 280 | 360 | 329 | 249 | 246 | 47 | 184 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 96 | 137 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SE 4 | SSW 19 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 45 | 155 | 166 | 210 | 12 | 212 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 109 | 107 | 98 | 68 | 23 | 176 | 240 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 4 | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 15 | — | 15 | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 90 | 128 | 167 | 231 | 363 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 68 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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