Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.7° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
695
695
742
867
725
580
559
659
879
803
552
499
653
706
804
679
382
306
348
318
496
496
590
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:58AM1.49m
9:30PM2.17m
11:24AM1.52m
10:05PM2.15m
11:50AM1.56m
10:39PM2.08m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.20m
3:18PM1.11m
4:50AM0.19m
3:55PM1.08m
5:18AM0.22m
4:34PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
22
27
28
30
24
19
19
19
21
26
28
28
23
20
19
19
22
27
28
30
25
22
Feels °C
20
19
22
26
27
28
22
17
18
19
22
26
27
27
23
19
19
19
23
27
27
29
24
21
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