Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 177 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 167 | 165 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 272 | 361 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 359 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.04m | 9:51AM1.53m | 8:35PM2.09m | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.28m | 2:30PM1.07m | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 177 | 222 | 219 | 216 | 29 | 89 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 272 | 361 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 359 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 179 | 89 | 126 | 89 | 89 | 167 | 165 | 125 | 124 | 92 | 159 | 159 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 119 | 109 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 6 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 89 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 159 | 39 | 38 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 37 | 49 | 57 | 14 | 57 | 33 | 22 | 61 | 67 | 87 | 96 | — | — | — | 68 | 99 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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