
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
465 | 459 | 454 | 454 | 318 | 306 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 302 | 302 | 299 | 287 | 269 | 220 | 341 | 549 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.84m | 8:44AM1.58m | 7:32PM1.90m | 8:59AM1.66m | 8:12PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM1.21m | 2:02AM0.41m | 1:42PM1.09m | 2:29AM0.39m | 2:18PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
465 | 459 | 454 | 454 | 318 | 306 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 302 | 302 | 122 | 125 | 128 | 101 | 341 | 336 | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 299 | 287 | 269 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | NW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 94 | 25 | 25 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 8 |
43 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 45 | 40 | 54 | 64 | 157 | 261 | — | — | — | — | 549 | 211 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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