Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
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 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | 267 | 267 | 322 | 292 | 329 | 450 | 534 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 532 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 506 | 468 | 417 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | 11:16AM1.80m | 11:03PM1.85m | 11:41AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.82m | 4:57AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.75m | 5:21AM0.54m | 5:51PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
141 | 98 | 267 | 64 | 292 | 329 | 450 | 534 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 532 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 506 | 468 | 417 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
174 | 267 | 92 | 322 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
89 | 61 | 61 | 91 | 65 | 62 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
96 | 105 | 113 | 144 | 196 | 165 | 83 | 202 | 240 | 199 | 228 | 232 | 279 | 288 | 261 | 261 | 329 | 315 | 343 | 310 | 262 | 225 | 183 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 22 | 3 |
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