Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 PST
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Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (24 Nov)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

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Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151514141414141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12731650156615861415136113441309127582965674273263056947444036235726526125713698
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
E
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
1.37
10:43AM
1.94
3:00AM
1.39
11:23AM
1.85
3:51AM
1.45
12:15PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.35
4:05AM
1.33
6:51PM
0.40
4:46AM
1.38
7:38PM
0.45
6:24AM
1.42
Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------4:51-------4:51-------4:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414131318211916151514142022211817171717232422
Feels °C (?)141312111117191814131211111819191614131313212120
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