Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1
WNW
12
1.4
NW
12
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
299
299
367
367
302
302
299
287
269
220
269
549
261
251
214
208
206
194
328
183
229
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM1.58m
7:32PM1.90m
8:59AM1.66m
8:12PM1.93m
9:16AM1.75m
8:52PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:42PM1.09m
2:29AM0.39m
2:18PM0.96m
2:54AM0.40m
2:54PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
23
26
26
18
19
20
20
23
29
29
28
25
25
23
22
23
28
29
29
24
24
Feels °C
16
23
25
25
17
18
19
19
22
28
28
27
24
24
22
22
24
28
28
28
22
21
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