
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 597 | 635 | 532 | 582 | 575 | 612 | 568 | 434 | 422 | 411 | 498 | 578 | 554 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 485 | 485 | 371 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.47m | 3:41PM1.62m | 7:23AM1.53m | 5:05PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.61m | 6:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM1.42m | 11:48PM0.57m | 11:57AM1.32m | 00:29AM0.55m | 12:47PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
499 | 597 | 635 | 532 | 582 | 575 | 612 | 568 | 269 | 294 | 411 | 498 | 525 | 554 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 451 | 417 | 405 | 485 | 485 | 371 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 |
95 | 95 | 195 | 189 | 253 | 233 | 222 | 222 | 434 | 422 | 218 | 226 | 25 | 253 | 226 | 222 | 180 | 50 | 163 | 138 | 105 | 93 | 71 | 372 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SE 14 |
37 | 96 | 48 | 192 | 50 | 118 | 48 | 47 | 162 | 160 | 154 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 76 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 78 | 70 | 578 | 64 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 326 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 170 | 54 | 0 | 19 |
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