Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.6°C
4.3° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
164
134
160
127
181
310
280
402
564
650
587
549
407
336
466
232
237
304
304
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM1.99m
11:23PM1.78m
11:32AM2.00m
00:12AM1.60m
12:01PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.52m
5:16AM0.66m
6:07PM0.52m
5:41AM0.83m
6:57PM0.55m
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>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:09
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
20
17
17
19
21
28
30
26
17
17
18
19
20
26
28
27
20
19
Feels °C
27
26
17
14
15
17
19
26
27
22
14
15
16
17
18
24
26
26
18
18
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