
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
222 | 167 | 167 | 218 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 161 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 139 | 85 | 84 | 155 | 154 | 249 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:25PM2.31m | 9:40AM1.53m | 8:20PM2.39m | 10:14AM1.62m | 9:11PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM1.16m | 2:58AM0.01m | 2:02PM1.07m | 3:41AM-0.05m | 2:58PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
222 | 167 | 167 | 218 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 161 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 139 | 30 | 84 | 78 | 154 | 249 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
21 | 41 | 49 | 30 | 73 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 85 | 29 | 28 | 75 | 63 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
19 | 12 | 71 | 71 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 61 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 52 | 74 | 155 | 28 | 75 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
3 | 18 | 64 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 204 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 204 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
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