Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
3.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
133
169
167
165
165
208
206
161
161
206
201
186
178
176
262
183
248
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM1.30m
2:03PM1.98m
6:15AM1.40m
3:33PM1.92m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.39m
6:56AM1.27m
10:22PM0.38m
9:00AM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
23
23
23
24
31
31
31
28
28
27
27
29
34
34
33
30
28
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
24
30
30
30
26
26
25
24
27
32
32
31
28
25
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