Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 152 | 287 | 319 | 399 | 404 | 497 | 395 | 516 | 437 | 422 | 417 | 700 | 532 | 525 | 512 | 457 | 499 | 480 | 372 | 409 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.96m | 6:25AM1.24m | 3:45PM1.97m | 7:36AM1.36m | 5:09PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM1.11m | 10:42PM0.52m | 8:03AM1.24m | 00:03AM0.40m | 10:26AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 126 | 287 | 319 | 399 | 404 | 497 | 395 | 516 | 437 | 422 | 417 | 700 | 532 | 525 | 512 | 457 | 499 | 480 | 317 | 366 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | WNW 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 152 | 51 | 85 | 107 | 31 | 97 | 107 | 160 | 88 | 181 | 195 | 178 | 172 | 175 | 169 | 127 | 93 | 192 | 372 | 409 | 362 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 146 | 152 | 27 | 50 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 122 | 66 | 145 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 82 | 103 | 155 | 58 | 58 | 25 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 50 | 69 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 134 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 141 | 31 | — | 34 | 92 | 27 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 326 | 22 |
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