Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
99 | 67 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 95 | 60 | 93 | 72 | 121 | 120 | 138 | 207 | 173 | 112 | 118 | 112 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.39m | 6:30PM1.88m | 9:14AM1.44m | 7:18PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.49m | 12:15PM1.30m | 2:14AM0.40m | 1:11PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
99 | 67 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 95 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 121 | 120 | 138 | 128 | 99 | 65 | 66 | 101 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
28 | 26 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 27 | 59 | 133 | 130 | 123 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
26 | 30 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 56 | 20 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
83 | 90 | 79 | 63 | 64 | 54 | 51 | 93 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 138 | 207 | 173 | 99 | 118 | 56 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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