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Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
14.8° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 158 | 223 | 217 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 220 | 283 | 294 | 368 | 459 | 464 | 453 | 397 | 387 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.78m | 5:06AM1.59m | 6:30PM1.88m | 6:25AM1.50m | 7:02PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.43m | 11:46PM1.04m | 11:37AM0.56m | 00:53AM0.85m | 12:20PM0.70m | 1:46AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 158 | 223 | 217 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 220 | 283 | 294 | 368 | 459 | 464 | 453 | 397 | 387 | 382 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
65 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 57 | 67 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 133 | 127 | 34 | 33 | 106 | 142 | 140 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 137 | 38 | 102 | 66 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 246 | 293 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 328 | 330 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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