Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.8°C
5.5° 

Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
NW
18
1.2
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
17
1.2
WNW
17
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
653
400
348
443
522
537
604
620
620
612
643
760
854
826
817
798
780
726
683
778
768
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM1.55m
2:20PM1.84m
5:10AM1.67m
3:50PM1.75m
5:46AM1.80m
5:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:38AM1.32m
9:57PM0.34m
10:22AM1.18m
10:52PM0.40m
11:35AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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Temp °C
14
17
18
17
15
13
13
13
14
19
21
19
16
15
15
14
13
19
22
20
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
17
19
17
15
13
13
12
10
16
16
15
12
13
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