Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
447
504
601
575
802
618
523
343
432
388
673
565
318
310
298
279
246
362
388
388
242
242
249
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:53PM1.96m
6:34AM1.23m
5:43PM2.10m
8:02AM1.29m
6:36PM2.24m
9:05AM1.38m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.62m
10:39AM1.03m
1:27AM0.38m
11:45AM1.11m
2:20AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
19
19
20
19
22
29
31
29
23
19
18
17
21
26
25
26
22
19
17
16
22
24
Feels °C
28
25
16
17
18
18
21
27
30
29
22
18
17
16
21
25
25
26
22
19
16
16
23
24
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