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Refugio State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.0° C
(Which is 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 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
281 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 190 | 217 | 348 | 264 | 538 | 373 | 362 | 357 | 414 | 241 | 234 | 212 | 353 | 536 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 200 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.39m | 1:53PM1.49m | 00:07AM2.27m | 3:04PM1.51m | 1:09AM2.10m | 4:11PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM-0.04m | 5:47PM1.22m | 7:52AM0.06m | 7:00PM1.27m | 8:53AM0.17m | 8:35PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 281 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 190 | 217 | 164 | 264 | 538 | 373 | 362 | 357 | 112 | 241 | 234 | 212 | 251 | 269 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 200 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | S 13 | NW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 69 | 67 | 171 | 171 | 156 | 56 | 214 | 56 | 162 | 55 | 88 | 85 | 51 | 110 | 109 | 184 | 48 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 39 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 67 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 89 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 77 | 77 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 186 | 348 | 164 | 9 | 71 | — | — | 414 | 39 | 30 | 16 | 353 | 536 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 22 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 330 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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