Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 314 | 664 | 799 | 664 | 664 | 463 | 428 | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.39m | 7:37PM2.03m | 10:06AM1.43m | 8:17PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.37m | 1:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.29m | 2:01PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 196 | 144 | 664 | 155 | 146 | 146 | 463 | 428 | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 22 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 268 | 314 | 134 | 799 | 664 | 664 | 71 | 47 | 17 | 33 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 118 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 25 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 154 | 159 | 163 | 276 | 300 | 280 | 172 | 179 | 234 | 166 | 318 | 280 | 226 | 159 | 191 | 294 | 342 | 312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
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