Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 262 | 381 | 397 | 623 | 482 | 239 | 322 | 281 | 170 | 170 | 172 | 232 | 297 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 203 | 201 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.69m | 11:47PM2.17m | 1:29PM1.75m | 00:39AM1.93m | 2:12PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.98m | 6:50AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.97m | 7:29AM0.35m | 8:00PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 228 | 88 | 118 | 139 | 352 | 281 | 239 | 185 | 153 | 170 | 170 | 73 | 116 | 93 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 201 | 201 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 177 | 181 | 130 | 180 | 174 | 74 | 73 | 172 | 232 | 297 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 203 | 44 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 127 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 120 | 139 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 49 | 75 | 78 | 216 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 46 | 63 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 413 | 262 | 381 | 397 | 623 | 482 | — | 322 | 281 | 149 | 157 | 31 | 232 | 208 | 173 | 133 | 129 | 72 | 48 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 170 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 170 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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