Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
110
172
218
239
1093
118
202
292
127
202
361
454
209
462
383
101
106
111
353
125
347
347
93
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
NW
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM1.60m
9:28PM2.11m
10:52AM1.55m
9:53PM2.11m
11:38AM1.50m
10:20PM2.09m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.90m
4:29AM0.30m
3:42PM1.00m
5:05AM0.27m
4:08PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
16
22
24
22
15
14
14
13
15
20
21
21
17
14
13
13
15
19
20
20
16
13
12
11
15
21
22
19
12
11
13
12
15
19
20
20
16
13
12
12
15
18
19
19
15
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
NW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.3
SW
14
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
97
106
142
138
97
30
118
116
163
127
105
17
28
209
29
383
101
106
111
353
125
51
51
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
29
28
33
33
32
14
29
28
114
114
111
11
11
28
31
30
101
98
96
30
51
9
21
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
33
33
14
14
14
5
12
8
28
17
17
8
8
11
8
8
31
9
6
9
9
16
27
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
107
110
172
218
239
1093
139
202
292
202
361
454
33
462
247
202
122
347
347
81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
21
22
56
31
2
0
0
0
33
328
22
0
0
0
0
0
19
326
22
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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