
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 186 | 183 | 286 | 232 | 282 | 277 | 257 | 305 | 273 | 269 | 261 | 265 | 265 | 374 | 392 | 490 | 356 | 289 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.93m | 9:35AM1.85m | 9:32PM1.89m | 9:57AM1.95m | 10:15PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.81m | 3:19AM0.45m | 3:31PM0.66m | 3:43AM0.52m | 4:11PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
143 | 143 | 151 | 286 | 232 | 282 | 277 | 257 | 265 | 273 | 269 | 261 | 265 | 265 | 202 | 217 | 227 | 356 | 289 | 271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
194 | 186 | 183 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 133 | 57 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 312 | 292 | 334 | 55 | 55 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 24 | S 11 | SW 24 |
33 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 9 | 51 | 54 | 91 | 22 | 9 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 305 | 93 | 113 | 178 | 187 | 192 | 374 | 392 | 490 | 273 | 286 | 280 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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