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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 pm Tuesday 28 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | |
56 | 56 | 64 | 54 | 85 | 55 | 64 | 53 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 125 | 211 | 131 | 242 | 249 | 288 | 121 | 118 | 186 | 271 | 123 | 192 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.03m | 9:21AM1.64m | 9:04PM2.08m | 10:07AM1.60m | 9:28PM2.11m | 10:52AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.48m | 2:49PM0.79m | 3:53AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.90m | 4:29AM0.30m | 3:42PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 125 | 121 | 106 | 142 | 140 | 97 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 147 | 123 | 102 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 40 | 64 | 39 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 30 | 97 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 85 | — | 64 | 53 | 46 | 75 | 59 | 110 | 211 | 131 | 242 | 249 | 288 | 202 | 156 | 186 | 271 | — | 192 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 22 | 56 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
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