Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.8°C
4.8° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
385
395
486
475
356
443
847
667
635
627
620
568
604
554
539
532
525
428
422
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM1.50m
11:08AM2.04m
1:10AM1.39m
11:39AM1.96m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.33m
4:53AM1.05m
6:30PM0.39m
5:15AM1.16m
7:21PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:27
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Temp °C
18
18
15
13
13
13
14
21
22
21
17
16
17
17
18
25
26
25
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
12
10
10
10
12
19
19
20
15
13
13
13
15
22
22
22
16
16
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