Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 121 | 120 | 138 | 169 | 131 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 201 | 199 | 199 | 165 | 145 | 140 | 179 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.44m | 7:18PM1.96m | 9:33AM1.49m | 7:58PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.40m | 1:11PM1.24m | 2:47AM0.33m | 1:53PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 72 | 121 | 120 | 138 | 99 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 101 | 154 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 145 | 140 | 92 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 59 | 133 | 130 | 123 | 65 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 201 | 199 | 199 | 152 | 107 | 69 | 179 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 65 | 112 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 95 | 102 | 80 | 121 | 169 | 131 | — | 72 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 46 | 33 | 23 | 28 | 54 | 61 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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