Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
21.2°C
4.5° 

Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
568
436
500
429
498
578
569
561
561
561
451
417
376
376
376
371
394
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:23AM1.53m
5:05PM1.62m
7:34AM1.61m
6:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.57m
11:57AM1.32m
00:29AM0.55m
12:47PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
20
19
18
19
26
27
26
17
16
17
16
17
22
22
20
16
16
Feels °C
21
19
18
16
17
24
25
23
15
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16
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21
20
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17
16
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