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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 Saturday 28 Mar 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 68 | 81 | 76 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 61 | 103 | 106 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 1.73 | 7:49AM 1.99 | 9:01PM 1.82 | 8:38AM 1.97 | 9:26PM 1.91 | 9:23AM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 0.95 | 2:34PM 0.30 | 2:42AM 0.78 | 3:06PM 0.38 | 3:24AM 0.64 | 3:35PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
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