Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 475 | 512 | 480 | 590 | 339 | 385 | 395 | 486 | 475 | 405 | 443 | 847 | 667 | 635 | 627 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.61m | 10:40AM2.09m | 00:12AM1.50m | 11:08AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.32m | 4:29AM0.93m | 5:45PM0.33m | 4:53AM1.05m | 6:30PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 532 | 532 | 387 | 308 | 251 | 251 | 214 | 417 | 218 | 173 | 149 | 334 | 334 | 405 | 443 | 847 | 667 | 635 | 627 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 134 | 104 | 532 | 525 | 475 | 512 | 439 | 218 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 486 | 475 | 356 | 325 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 229 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 10 | WNW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 94 | 404 | 301 | 432 | 480 | 590 | 292 | 385 | 395 | 143 | 448 | 120 | 103 | 75 | 62 | 28 | 18 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 564 | 496 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | 65 | 64 | 208 | — | — | 19 | 24 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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