Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 207 | 152 | 148 | 133 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 245 | 242 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.40m | 10:48AM1.70m | 9:59PM2.34m | 11:22AM1.78m | 10:46PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.97m | 4:20AM-0.04m | 3:51PM0.87m | 4:57AM0.05m | 4:43PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 207 | 152 | 148 | 133 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 64 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 245 | 242 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 48 | 169 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 12 | WNW 11 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 75 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 61 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 37 | 86 | 41 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 204 | 293 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
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