Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
112 | 155 | 163 | 199 | 199 | 165 | 145 | 140 | 179 | 177 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 165 | 125 | 124 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.96m | 9:33AM1.49m | 7:58PM2.04m | 9:51AM1.53m | 8:35PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.33m | 1:53PM1.16m | 3:16AM0.28m | 2:30PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
101 | 154 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 145 | 140 | 92 | 177 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 |
112 | 155 | 157 | 199 | 199 | 152 | 107 | 69 | 179 | 89 | 126 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 165 | 125 | 124 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSE 10 | WNW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 |
8 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
59 | 56 | 46 | 33 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 49 | 59 | 55 | 44 | 41 | 58 | 83 | 110 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 5 |
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