Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
NW
1.3
WNW
1.8
NW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SW
1.3
WNW
1.7
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)91010101010910999998198818181818181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300318365386351600305600232232268213184202183208410169154154154207246243
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononglasscross-
off
glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffglassglassglassononcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
2.14
1:23PM
1.44
12:38AM
2.12
2:56PM
1.32
1:32AM
2.05
5:13PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.36
6:05PM
1.00
8:12AM
0.38
6:41PM
1.15
9:36AM
0.40
7:37PM
1.28
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--7:01-------7:00-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:13-------7:14-------7:14--
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
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919252525191818181926292922201918192526252019
Feels °C (?)201919252425181717171825282921171716182424241917
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