
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 70 | 93 | 123 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 143 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 109 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.92m | 5:11AM1.17m | 4:10PM1.99m | 7:19AM1.23m | 5:19PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.69m | 8:40AM1.08m | 00:17AM0.50m | 10:01AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
33 | 70 | 93 | 123 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 109 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
70 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 12 | 80 | 82 | 5 | 143 | 83 | 111 | 82 | 82 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | WNW 7 | S 12 | SSW 20 | S 12 | SSW 21 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
19 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | 33 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
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