Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
S
1.3
WNW
1.5
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212111810101817161616161616166777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)320433426393393425153143160385459225220135132186186266186242270277230193
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
5
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
1.40
1:16AM
2.09
4:58PM
1.45
2:33AM
1.95
6:04PM
1.55
4:03AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.18
6:43PM
1.27
9:20AM
0.24
8:19PM
1.35
10:33AM
0.30
10:22PM
1.31
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset---7:36-------7:37-------7:37----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
341---------------------
Temp. °C141418171413111012182118131111111419212216131213
Feels °C (?)1113161413129791314118788121718181210910
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