Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.9° 

Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
544
544
428
411
503
603
596
596
589
576
524
499
597
635
532
582
575
568
575
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM1.77m
2:08PM1.68m
7:18AM1.47m
3:41PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.59m
10:52PM0.59m
10:26AM1.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
33
33
27
26
26
25
25
31
30
28
23
22
22
21
22
27
26
25
20
18
Feels °C
30
29
24
23
23
21
21
28
27
27
23
21
21
19
20
25
24
24
18
16
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