Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Refugio State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 468 | 455 | 449 | 449 | 372 | 437 | 431 | 316 | 316 | 425 | 348 | 688 | 715 | 612 | 715 | 697 | 653 | 400 | 344 | 405 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:40PM2.12m | 4:14AM1.45m | 1:52PM1.97m | 5:23AM1.55m | 3:20PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM1.26m | 8:40PM0.22m | 7:35AM1.33m | 9:52PM0.28m | 9:38AM1.32m | 10:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 506 | 468 | 455 | 449 | 449 | 372 | 437 | 431 | 316 | 316 | 425 | 321 | 688 | 715 | 612 | 715 | 697 | 653 | 400 | 321 | 405 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 114 | 83 | 63 | 99 | 129 | 71 | 82 | 82 | 254 | 251 | 180 | 348 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 37 | 18 | 240 | 344 | 184 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 20 | SSE 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 24 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 148 | 127 | 212 | 56 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 21 | 21 | 67 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | ESE 3 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | NW 11 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | 230 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 44 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 170 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
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