Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
1.2
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
NW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101610151510111414141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22318829218417422513316516316316316015611010510214114113910199999998
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
E
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
2.29
11:31AM
1.61
10:45PM
2.33
12:34PM
1.51
11:27PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.79
5:08AM
0.12
4:26PM
0.92
6:01AM
0.09
5:03PM
1.04
7:00AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:32-------7:34-------7:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202017151515182222201816161516212119151412121519
Feels °C (?)181714111112161918171614141314181816131210101316
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