Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.2°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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
10
1
SSW
13
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
186
183
286
232
282
277
257
305
273
269
261
265
265
374
392
490
356
289
280
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
N
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
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
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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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
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