
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
264 | 261 | 261 | 259 | 336 | 388 | 336 | 336 | 332 | 666 | 404 | 491 | 491 | 399 | 399 | 637 | 594 | 559 | 458 | 496 | 650 | 707 | 601 | 924 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.73m | 2:54AM1.37m | 4:09PM1.84m | 4:41AM1.25m | 4:53PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.65m | 9:52PM1.04m | 8:59AM0.78m | 11:17PM0.85m | 9:42AM0.92m | 00:28AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 |
264 | 261 | 261 | 171 | 336 | 388 | 322 | 251 | 245 | 666 | 404 | 491 | 491 | 399 | 399 | 637 | 594 | 559 | 458 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 417 | 517 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 |
180 | 180 | 178 | 259 | 261 | 258 | 336 | 336 | 332 | 35 | 144 | 142 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 12 | 2 | 339 | 124 | 37 | 2 | 93 | 197 | 422 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 18 |
44 | 29 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 85 | 66 | 29 | 2 | — | 2 | 175 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
42 | 35 | 92 | 125 | 160 | 138 | 176 | 189 | 157 | 173 | 220 | 297 | 295 | 319 | 329 | 336 | 321 | 284 | 361 | 496 | 650 | 707 | 601 | 924 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 97 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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