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Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
109 | 109 | 191 | 198 | 86 | 142 | 92 | 123 | 163 | 163 | 183 | 180 | 118 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.74m | 7:50PM1.88m | 7:40AM1.71m | 8:16PM1.96m | 8:33AM1.68m | 8:41PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.98m | 1:13PM0.46m | 1:55AM0.79m | 1:49PM0.56m | 2:38AM0.62m | 2:20PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
109 | 109 | 191 | 198 | 63 | 142 | 92 | 123 | 163 | 163 | 183 | 180 | 118 | 85 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 95 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 |
46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 86 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 42 | 90 | 85 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
17 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 45 | 34 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
58 | 57 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 38 | — | — | 14 | 15 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1542 | 1583 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 326 | 330 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 326 | 326 | 0 | 0 |
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