Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
20.6° C
3.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
280
208
262
326
274
248
511
430
376
384
201
264
264
96
327
281
119
108
140
55
100
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:10PM1.72m
00:36AM1.63m
1:41PM1.79m
1:32AM1.43m
2:20PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.50m
6:58PM0.96m
6:59AM0.64m
8:03PM0.91m
7:25AM0.79m
9:25PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
21
27
29
30
23
21
19
19
22
28
29
29
24
21
20
20
23
28
29
29
24
22
Feels °C
22
27
28
29
22
20
19
19
22
28
28
28
23
20
19
20
22
26
28
27
23
21
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