Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
W
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.5
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131381413121212121212121111101018171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98989389183273325433426393230222153140332385459225220137132186186266
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
1.43
12:16AM
2.22
3:22PM
1.40
1:16AM
2.09
4:58PM
1.45
2:33AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.16
8:06AM
0.18
6:43PM
1.27
9:20AM
0.24
8:19PM
1.35
10:33AM
0.30
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:18-
Sunset-7:35-------7:36-------7:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------451---------------
Temp. °C191814131313131618161412111012182119121111111420
Feels °C (?)1615141111910151513131097813141277881117
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