Refugio State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.08° W

Refugio State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Refugio State Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.0° 

Refugio State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Refugio State Beach today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Refugio State Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
13
1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
WNW
7
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
159
276
366
421
408
365
359
117
271
244
235
240
280
271
209
199
173
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
S
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35PM2.09m
10:11AM1.59m
9:11PM2.10m
10:31AM1.65m
9:47PM2.07m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.26m
3:07PM0.99m
4:09AM0.27m
3:44PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
27
26
29
34
34
34
30
27
26
25
27
31
30
32
29
28
Feels °C
24
24
26
26
29
33
33
34
28
26
26
25
27
32
31
31
26
26
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