Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 735 | 794 | 455 | 325 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.03m | 10:06AM1.43m | 8:17PM2.10m | 10:32AM1.46m | 8:55PM2.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.29m | 2:01PM1.20m | 3:48AM0.23m | 2:40PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 172 | 168 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 735 | 794 | 455 | 264 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 657 | 546 | 24 | 23 | 118 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 460 | 47 | 37 | 169 | 325 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 118 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 228 | 159 | 209 | 183 | 356 | 292 | 159 | 256 | 277 | 312 | 372 | 318 | 245 | 202 | 256 | 286 | 294 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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