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Refugio State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 211 | 188 | 142 | 123 | 129 | 160 | 170 | 285 | 285 | 270 | 372 | 362 | 400 | 459 | 419 | 416 | 318 | 263 | 227 | 194 | 186 | 188 | 174 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
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Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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