Refugio State Beach surf break

Refugio State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Feb)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (09 Feb)6ft (1.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
2.3
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1216151515141414141414131313891110101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12561842151915191499115611731224111110809727555694845678441575990712813797713556543
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.77
8:12PM
1.31
4:50AM
1.82
8:19PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.75
12:09PM
0.63
9:38PM
1.30
12:56PM
0.51
11:22PM
1.30
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:48-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:37-------5:38----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C15212220181716151415161614141313121414151210109
Feels °C (?)1220201917161514131312119910111012111210886
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