Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
201
201
161
161
87
83
117
119
121
111
152
152
109
209
186
242
315
352
429
683
629
416
396
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
NW
0
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:16PM2.51m
11:22AM1.58m
10:07PM2.48m
12:05PM1.64m
10:57PM2.36m
Low Tide
2:54PM1.08m
4:43AM-0.15m
3:51PM1.03m
5:28AM-0.12m
4:47PM1.00m
6:10AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
22
21
22
21
24
30
31
33
28
25
25
25
28
33
34
33
26
23
25
23
25
31
Feels °C
26
26
22
22
23
22
24
29
29
30
25
22
22
23
28
32
32
29
22
19
22
21
23
29
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