Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 220 | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 | 664 | 799 | 664 | 664 | 463 | 428 | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.34m | 6:54PM1.97m | 9:39AM1.39m | 7:37PM2.03m | 10:06AM1.43m | 8:17PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.47m | 12:21PM1.24m | 2:40AM0.37m | 1:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.29m | 2:01PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 156 | 98 | 272 | 268 | 161 | 206 | 196 | 144 | 664 | 799 | 172 | 142 | 463 | 428 | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 101 | 139 | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 | 134 | 98 | 664 | 664 | 71 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 118 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 171 | 151 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 99 | 101 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 272 | 220 | 177 | 181 | 151 | 147 | 214 | 134 | 188 | 191 | 356 | 292 | 138 | 191 | 167 | 177 | 310 | 280 | 226 | 196 | 196 | 270 | 286 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 326 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
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