Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.8°C
4.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
113
113
113
184
183
246
173
161
116
319
399
395
439
373
347
334
376
452
452
447
441
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:01AM1.75m
7:19PM1.96m
8:29AM1.86m
8:13PM1.94m
8:56AM1.96m
9:02PM1.89m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.93m
2:01AM0.32m
2:17PM0.75m
2:35AM0.40m
3:01PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
27
33
33
33
28
27
27
26
27
32
31
31
28
27
24
25
25
31
30
28
25
24
Feels °C
26
32
32
31
26
25
25
25
26
31
30
31
28
26
24
24
25
31
30
28
26
24
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