Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 164 | 349 | 201 | 242 | 214 | 96 | 320 | 281 | 211 | 108 | 135 | 55 | 100 | 97 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 97 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.79m | 1:32AM1.43m | 2:20PM1.85m | 2:57AM1.26m | 3:08PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.64m | 8:03PM0.91m | 7:25AM0.79m | 9:25PM0.82m | 7:56AM0.94m | 10:56PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 201 | 164 | 164 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 96 | 132 | 126 | 96 | 57 | 38 | 40 | 100 | 97 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 97 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 58 | 57 | 85 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 349 | 201 | 242 | 214 | 28 | 320 | 281 | 211 | 108 | 135 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 22 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 293 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
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