Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDT
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Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
109
109
109
191
198
86
142
92
123
163
163
183
180
118
85
114
98
96
95
89
85
57
56
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:40AM1.74m
7:50PM1.88m
7:40AM1.71m
8:16PM1.96m
8:33AM1.68m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.98m
1:13PM0.46m
1:55AM0.79m
1:49PM0.56m
2:38AM0.62m
2:20PM0.67m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:39
7:40
7:42
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
13
16
18
17
14
11
10
10
13
17
19
18
13
10
10
10
13
18
18
19
11
10
9
8
11
12
13
11
10
8
8
8
11
14
13
12
9
7
8
8
12
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
84
109
109
109
191
198
65
142
92
123
163
163
183
180
118
85
114
98
96
95
89
17
57
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
109
74
46
46
46
46
45
45
45
45
45
51
30
31
31
32
21
22
23
42
44
85
44
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
31
17
17
30
25
15
86
34
58
34
34
34
21
9
21
21
28
28
28
28
28
44
46
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
93
59
58
57
8
12
19
20
21
23
17
16
11
11
13
24
29
35
26
22
17
32
15
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
326
1542
1583
100
0
0
0
0
22
326
330
131
0
0
0
0
33
326
326
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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