
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | 297 | 293 | 223 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 161 | 161 | 87 | 83 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 109 | 234 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:24PM2.47m | 10:40AM1.52m | 9:16PM2.51m | 11:22AM1.58m | 10:07PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM1.12m | 3:58AM-0.12m | 2:54PM1.08m | 4:43AM-0.15m | 3:51PM1.03m | 5:28AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
297 | 297 | 293 | 223 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 161 | 161 | 87 | 83 | 43 | 119 | 121 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 109 | 65 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 46 | 54 | 96 | 96 | 39 | 44 | 117 | 50 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 67 | 108 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | S 16 | SW 21 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
6 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 59 | 96 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 53 | 3 | 68 | — | 55 | 108 | 74 | 87 | 102 | 149 | 234 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 97 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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