Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.6°C
4.3° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
375
379
370
366
362
354
346
338
465
465
459
454
395
318
306
299
299
299
367
367
302
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:19AM1.46m
5:57PM1.77m
8:31AM1.52m
6:49PM1.84m
8:44AM1.58m
7:32PM1.90m
Low Tide
12:13PM1.32m
1:31AM0.46m
1:03PM1.21m
2:02AM0.41m
1:42PM1.09m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:58
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
23
23
23
19
17
16
16
16
22
24
24
17
15
15
15
16
23
25
25
19
19
Feels °C
19
23
24
23
20
17
16
16
16
22
23
22
15
14
14
14
16
23
24
23
18
18
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