Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 158 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 64 | 89 | 127 | 113 | 106 | 155 | 185 | 127 | 204 | 309 | 305 | 235 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.64m | 9:39AM2.27m | 11:09PM1.58m | 10:15AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.86m | 4:44PM0.13m | 3:57AM0.96m | 5:34PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 141 | 158 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 58 | 58 | 127 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 52 | 97 | 204 | 309 | 305 | 235 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 64 | 89 | 57 | 51 | 34 | 49 | 78 | 56 | 47 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 49 | 80 | 49 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 49 | 90 | 155 | 185 | 127 | 104 | 128 | 167 | 193 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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