Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161916161617181818181818151616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127208127127146129127268309399399395395180174229447452458412402322322318
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
0
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.69
8:15PM
1.45
3:50AM
1.66
7:54PM
1.50
5:14AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.60
10:02PM
1.44
12:10PM
0.55
11:57PM
1.36
12:50PM
0.50
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:37-------6:35-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:28-------7:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1--------1
Temp. °C171616161823242217151414161718171413121214161615
Feels °C (?)151414141721211815141313151517151413121213131312
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