Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Issued: 10 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
217
160
243
178
142
142
144
146
288
288
223
223
99
138
183
186
186
186
148
146
146
140
209
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:17PM1.47m
11:29PM2.00m
1:51PM1.51m
00:05AM1.88m
2:24PM1.56m
00:45AM1.72m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.26m
5:24PM1.20m
6:56AM0.33m
6:13PM1.21m
7:26AM0.42m
7:13PM1.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
21
22
18
14
14
13
18
22
23
24
20
16
16
15
18
22
24
24
20
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
18
20
20
17
13
13
12
18
21
22
23
19
15
15
15
18
21
23
22
19
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
129
98
150
243
144
142
142
144
146
288
288
223
223
99
138
183
186
186
186
140
140
138
138
209
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
S
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.5
NW
8
0.3
S
10
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
198
217
160
106
178
104
21
21
51
21
21
20
20
46
32
18
48
35
148
148
146
146
140
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.3
S
11
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
21
21
31
10
21
10
9
44
44
19
18
44
75
148
19
10
17
15
18
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
96
126
153
130
124
111
82
72
68
89
87
75
11
55
95
84
46
62
22
17
18
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
170
22
22
3
0
0
0
0
330
22
22
3
0
0
0
0
34
22
22
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Refugio State Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest