Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 358 | 362 | 353 | 339 | 325 | 321 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 260 | 277 | 219 | 213 | 249 | 312 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.22m | 5:18PM1.89m | 8:08AM1.27m | 6:07PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.71m | 10:09AM1.11m | 1:12AM0.58m | 11:13AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 247 | 183 | 127 | 113 | 339 | 325 | 321 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 229 | 277 | 219 | 209 | 146 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 348 | 358 | 362 | 353 | 84 | 76 | 56 | 33 | 104 | 130 | 189 | 184 | 176 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 34 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 100 | 149 | 148 | 207 | 235 | 260 | 196 | 160 | 213 | 249 | 312 | 380 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 97 | 97 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 22 | 2 |
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