Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.6° 

Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
271
244
235
240
280
271
209
191
223
372
267
267
322
292
329
450
534
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM2.10m
10:31AM1.65m
9:47PM2.07m
10:53AM1.73m
10:24PM1.98m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.27m
3:44PM0.90m
4:33AM0.33m
4:23PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
31
30
27
24
24
25
33
36
33
24
22
Feels °C
28
27
28
28
29
31
31
31
29
26
24
25
25
31
34
30
22
20
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