
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
398 | 387 | 382 | 387 | 398 | 512 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 499 | 468 | 455 | 449 | 449 | 372 | 437 | 431 | 316 | 316 | 425 | 348 | 688 | 715 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.43m | 11:43AM2.24m | 2:42AM1.40m | 12:40PM2.12m | 4:14AM1.45m | 1:52PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM1.16m | 7:31PM0.15m | 6:08AM1.26m | 8:40PM0.22m | 7:35AM1.33m | 9:52PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
398 | 387 | 382 | 387 | 398 | 512 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 499 | 468 | 455 | 449 | 449 | 372 | 437 | 431 | 316 | 316 | 425 | 321 | 688 | 715 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
61 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 83 | 108 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 254 | 251 | 180 | 348 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
106 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 148 | 127 | 212 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 55 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 54 | 117 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
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