Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 11 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.6
SSW
1.4
WNW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1616161616161615151511111111101010101010914914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)402322322318314310306291249242388531611599521432370294301343348156327185
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.50
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:29-------7:30----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11121----------------
Temp. °C151717161414141213161716131110101217191812101010
Feels °C (?)15151514131212101213131210987101313118777
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