
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
608 | 695 | 695 | 742 | 867 | 725 | 580 | 559 | 659 | 879 | 803 | 552 | 499 | 653 | 706 | 804 | 679 | 382 | 306 | 348 | 318 | 496 | 496 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.49m | 9:30PM2.17m | 11:24AM1.52m | 10:05PM2.15m | 11:50AM1.56m | 10:39PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.20m | 3:18PM1.11m | 4:50AM0.19m | 3:55PM1.08m | 5:18AM0.22m | 4:34PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
608 | 695 | 131 | 742 | 867 | 725 | 580 | 559 | 659 | 879 | 803 | 149 | 137 | 653 | 706 | 804 | 679 | 197 | 185 | 153 | 128 | 496 | 496 | 590 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 18 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 |
10 | 30 | 695 | 176 | 176 | 116 | 206 | 263 | 191 | 234 | 185 | 552 | 499 | 149 | 56 | 225 | 47 | 382 | 308 | 348 | 318 | 17 | 121 | 218 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 9 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
7 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 113 | 127 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 280 | 305 | 7 | 3 | 166 | 164 | 189 | 306 | 176 | 232 | 7 | 47 | 120 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
168 | 161 | 257 | 274 | 280 | 168 | 277 | 287 | 287 | 450 | — | — | 219 | 138 | 165 | 215 | 192 | 338 | — | — | — | 149 | 220 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 170 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 328 | 22 |
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