Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)--
Evening (06 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.4
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
0.9
NW
2.2
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111121881981818171716161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513512447401337291222469117319403546558621895109810611187191616311611135611931069
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
0
S
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.67
11:53AM
1.87
1:48AM
1.72
12:48PM
1.62
2:33AM
1.76
2:00PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
0.19
6:09AM
1.09
6:54PM
0.39
7:24AM
1.08
7:31PM
0.59
8:53AM
1.03
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14131312121618161211119913151497789131615
Feels °C (?)131111991414119774378843345111412
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