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Refugio State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 229 | 310 | 232 | 302 | 347 | 459 | 402 | 373 | 318 | 214 | 190 | 188 | 186 | 184 | 176 | 286 | 121 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 113 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM 1.76 | 9:35PM 2.20 | 10:34AM 1.70 | 10:07PM 2.29 | 11:31AM 1.61 | 10:45PM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 0.68 | 4:20AM 0.23 | 3:52PM 0.79 | 5:08AM 0.12 | 4:26PM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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