Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 496 | 482 | 456 | 442 | 469 | 380 | 244 | 161 | 90 | 315 | 439 | 190 | 307 | 181 | 176 | 238 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM2.08m | 12:16PM1.60m | 11:14PM1.97m | 12:42PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.28m | 5:17PM1.02m | 6:10AM0.38m | 6:03PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 503 | 496 | 482 | 456 | 442 | 469 | 380 | 244 | 161 | 88 | 127 | 234 | 190 | 181 | 144 | 75 | 137 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 120 | 198 | 149 | 149 | 122 | — | 54 | 85 | 90 | 61 | 84 | 163 | 85 | 65 | 29 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 47 | 24 | 82 | 52 | 81 | 82 | 82 | — | 54 | 54 | 49 | 59 | 56 | 48 | 15 | 49 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 90 | 179 | — | — | — | 107 | 159 | 120 | 129 | 315 | 439 | — | 307 | 181 | 176 | 238 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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