Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
109 | 271 | 244 | 235 | 240 | 280 | 271 | 209 | 191 | 223 | 372 | 267 | 267 | 322 | 292 | 329 | 450 | 534 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
289 | 271 | 244 | 110 | 113 | 280 | 116 | 113 | 191 | 146 | 108 | 96 | 267 | 322 | 292 | 329 | 450 | 534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
109 | 106 | 59 | 235 | 240 | 105 | 271 | 209 | 102 | 153 | 120 | 267 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 10 | S 9 |
55 | 55 | 134 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 21 | 22 | 89 | 61 | 44 | 92 | 65 | 63 | 19 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
93 | 120 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 223 | 372 | 232 | 142 | 101 | 103 | 193 | 144 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 170 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 22 | 5 |
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