Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 325 | 321 | 229 | 220 | 219 | 249 | 307 | 329 | 388 | 343 | 277 | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.27m | 6:07PM1.92m | 9:04AM1.34m | 6:54PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.58m | 11:13AM1.20m | 2:00AM0.47m | 12:21PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 325 | 325 | 321 | 229 | 220 | 219 | 161 | 146 | 156 | 106 | 139 | 98 | 272 | 268 | 163 | 206 | 196 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 104 | 130 | 189 | 184 | 176 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 144 | 156 | 154 | 156 | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 151 | 45 | 43 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 228 | 275 | 223 | 185 | 191 | 249 | 307 | 329 | 388 | 343 | 277 | 238 | 191 | 181 | 181 | 228 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 97 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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