Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 PST
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)--
Afternoon (09 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Dec)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.4
NW
0.9
WNW
0.6
NW
0.8
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)9141116912121512121214141414151515151616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10666161193124126126217180177177362407379425576674674805870870848805763
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffglassoffglassonglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
1.94
3:01AM
1.65
1:24PM
1.71
3:51AM
1.73
2:46PM
1.51
4:33AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
0.29
8:03AM
1.23
8:38PM
0.45
9:43AM
1.13
9:26PM
0.62
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-4:50-------4:50-------4:50------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262320192019192427242120202019242522201919181722
Feels °C (?)242218161615152225221817171716222220181716151420
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