
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
223 | 217 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 188 | 188 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 307 | 252 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.24m | 2:00PM1.76m | 3:17PM1.71m | 8:18AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM1.24m | 10:40PM0.66m | 11:58PM0.60m | 10:40AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
223 | 217 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 188 | 188 | 165 | 120 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 101 | 101 | 203 | 82 | 82 | 252 | 307 | 252 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
39 | 31 | 72 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 140 | 239 | 236 | 118 | 110 | 102 | 101 | 184 | 179 | 99 | 255 | 252 | 67 | 56 | 52 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
116 | 71 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 68 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
11 | 60 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 44 | 30 | 48 | 74 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 85 | 154 | 127 | 84 | 121 | 77 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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