Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 506 | 468 | 417 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 261 | 229 | 223 | 207 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 67 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.85m | 11:41AM1.87m | 11:47PM1.69m | 12:09PM1.93m | 00:39AM1.51m | 12:44PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.54m | 5:51PM0.69m | 5:45AM0.68m | 6:44PM0.65m | 6:10AM0.83m | 7:48PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 612 | 506 | 468 | 417 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 261 | 229 | 223 | 207 | 158 | 147 | 96 | 154 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 58 | 57 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 92 | 130 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 156 | 154 | 89 | 86 | 59 | 59 | 96 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 166 | 166 | 270 | 257 | 256 | 232 | 171 | 129 | 102 | 80 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 83 | 64 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 49 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 328 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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