Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 516 | 437 | 422 | 417 | 700 | 532 | 525 | 512 | 493 | 499 | 480 | 372 | 447 | 434 | 427 | 455 | 411 | 626 | 881 | 1002 | 988 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.24m | 3:45PM1.97m | 7:36AM1.36m | 5:09PM2.02m | 8:09AM1.46m | 6:22PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM1.24m | 00:03AM0.40m | 10:26AM1.29m | 1:05AM0.26m | 12:08PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 516 | 437 | 422 | 417 | 700 | 532 | 525 | 512 | 493 | 499 | 480 | 407 | 447 | 434 | 427 | 455 | 355 | 626 | 881 | 1002 | 988 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 145 | 181 | 195 | 178 | 172 | 220 | 213 | 127 | 201 | 192 | 372 | 409 | 362 | 367 | 350 | 411 | 167 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 88 | 86 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 82 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 25 | 55 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 133 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 90 | 100 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 170 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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