Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
125 | 159 | 276 | 366 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 117 | 271 | 244 | 235 | 240 | 280 | 271 | 209 | 199 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.09m | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
125 | 121 | 276 | 366 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 289 | 271 | 244 | 138 | 146 | 280 | 271 | 209 | 191 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
124 | 92 | 159 | 83 | 68 | 54 | 53 | 118 | 109 | 106 | 134 | 235 | 240 | 122 | 107 | 85 | 128 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 16 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 |
63 | 159 | 39 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 27 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 21 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
87 | 115 | 82 | 153 | — | — | — | 66 | 117 | 151 | 142 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 199 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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