Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 97 | 123 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 143 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 109 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:57AM1.26m | 3:08PM1.92m | 5:11AM1.17m | 4:10PM1.99m | 7:19AM1.23m | 5:19PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.94m | 10:56PM0.69m | 8:40AM1.08m | 00:17AM0.50m | 10:01AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 97 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 97 | 123 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 9 | 84 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 109 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | SSW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 43 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 143 | 83 | 111 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | WNW 7 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 70 | 51 | 68 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | — | 11 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 330 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
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