Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • 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 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
93
123
96
89
87
87
84
84
84
84
84
84
143
212
212
207
109
197
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:08PM1.92m
5:11AM1.17m
4:10PM1.99m
7:19AM1.23m
5:19PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.69m
8:40AM1.08m
00:17AM0.50m
10:01AM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
23
25
22
20
19
18
21
26
27
29
23
21
20
19
22
27
28
28
24
22
Feels °C
22
24
21
20
19
18
21
26
28
29
23
21
20
20
23
27
28
27
24
22
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