Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 30 Mar 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131212129121515151515151514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574455523728283534555554545453504746464562626262
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
0
E
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
1.97
9:26PM
1.91
9:23AM
1.91
9:50PM
1.97
10:07AM
1.83
10:13PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.78
3:06PM
0.38
3:24AM
0.64
3:35PM
0.49
4:03AM
0.52
4:01PM
0.62
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--6:50-------6:48-------6:47-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:20-------7:21--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817212220171717161821191816151211132021201412
Feels °C (?)1718162021201617171615201716141310810161615119
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