Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 354 | 342 | 280 | 285 | 278 | 278 | 255 | 248 | 255 | 255 | 226 | 264 | 274 | 249 | 211 | 283 | 348 | 353 | 519 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.83m | 2:46AM1.43m | 3:41PM1.86m | 4:23AM1.26m | 4:28PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.91m | 8:42AM0.78m | 10:47PM0.83m | 9:21AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 199 | 235 | 285 | 280 | 285 | 278 | 278 | 255 | 246 | 242 | 146 | 144 | 264 | 274 | 104 | 211 | 283 | 348 | 353 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 358 | 354 | 342 | 261 | 208 | 239 | 251 | 236 | 248 | 255 | 255 | 226 | 96 | 98 | 249 | 100 | 100 | 112 | 199 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 137 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 10 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 114 | 131 | 109 | 120 | 166 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 59 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 51 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 22 | 56 | 22 | 0 |
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