Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 PDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.8
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
161
210
210
206
189
388
326
603
530
429
560
387
436
601
433
433
383
641
472
651
731
1420
1365
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:45AM1.56m
7:48PM2.10m
8:45AM1.57m
8:20PM2.26m
9:43AM1.57m
8:57PM2.38m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.74m
2:39AM0.40m
1:57PM0.82m
3:24AM0.18m
2:36PM0.91m
4:12AM0.01m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
15
18
19
21
16
12
12
12
15
19
20
21
18
14
13
13
16
20
22
23
16
14
15
14
16
17
17
19
14
11
11
12
15
18
19
19
16
12
12
12
15
19
21
22
14
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
135
135
210
210
206
189
179
172
603
530
429
380
266
256
416
433
433
383
391
223
217
217
849
746
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
163
161
120
120
120
101
225
265
298
295
291
284
38
8
256
252
249
242
236
31
30
69
156
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
Energy kJ
9
37
62
62
104
119
160
211
10
8
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
2
8
67
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
4
25
93
164
388
326
560
387
436
601
641
472
651
731
1420
1365
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
34
22
3
0
0
0
0
0
164
170
22
0
0
0
0
0
33
170
22
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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