
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 201 | 186 | 178 | 176 | 262 | 183 | 248 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 196 | 174 | 167 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 178 | 131 | 127 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.40m | 3:33PM1.92m | 7:00AM1.51m | 5:03PM1.91m | 7:32AM1.63m | 6:18PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM1.35m | 11:37PM0.33m | 11:09AM1.29m | 00:35AM0.29m | 12:30PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
206 | 201 | 186 | 178 | 176 | 262 | 183 | 248 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 196 | 174 | 167 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 178 | 131 | 127 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
46 | 46 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 44 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 28 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 14 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
36 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
10 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 69 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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