Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.6
WNW
0.3
SW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.4
NW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131312512789101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4645626162626245443914923431481885426419366372319319265288215
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.83
10:13PM
2.02
10:49AM
1.73
10:37PM
2.04
11:33AM
1.61
11:01PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
0.62
4:41AM
0.45
4:26PM
0.76
5:19AM
0.41
4:50PM
0.90
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:21-------7:22----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151919191412121113202321151311111420212317161717
Feels °C (?)151716141199810161715119771117171913121313
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