Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 222 | 97 | 121 | 118 | 174 | 174 | 133 | 334 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 220 | 206 | 161 | 164 | 206 | 201 | 186 | 178 | 176 | 262 | 232 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.32m | 12:55PM2.06m | 4:30AM1.30m | 2:03PM1.98m | 6:15AM1.40m | 3:33PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM1.15m | 8:57PM0.39m | 6:56AM1.27m | 10:22PM0.38m | 9:00AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 222 | 94 | 70 | 73 | 174 | 174 | 123 | 146 | 143 | 128 | 99 | 99 | 206 | 161 | 161 | 206 | 201 | 83 | 178 | 176 | 262 | 232 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 99 | 93 | 93 | 118 | 114 | 135 | 83 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 208 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 186 | 61 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 111 | 97 | 121 | 55 | 77 | 84 | 133 | 83 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 25 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 6 | 8 | 334 | 3 | — | — | 220 | 4 | 151 | 164 | 11 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 78 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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