
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
248 | 255 | 261 | 229 | 261 | 339 | 372 | 542 | 344 | 348 | 353 | 358 | 362 | 353 | 339 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 325 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.86m | 4:23AM1.26m | 4:28PM1.87m | 6:27AM1.22m | 5:18PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.83m | 9:21AM0.96m | 00:08AM0.71m | 10:09AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 18 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
246 | 242 | 185 | 144 | 261 | 339 | 372 | 542 | 246 | 256 | 218 | 358 | 362 | 353 | 339 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 325 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 |
248 | 255 | 261 | 154 | 96 | 98 | 249 | 166 | 344 | 348 | 353 | 135 | 92 | 84 | 70 | 71 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 128 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 7 |
81 | 81 | 101 | 229 | 131 | 147 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 79 | 109 | 103 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
8 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 170 | 204 | 174 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 330 | 330 | 41 | 22 |
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