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Refugio State Beach
beach
tide: mid
1.5
Updated 0 min ago
Face
3.1ft
12s period
Swell
W
267°
Wind
offshore
5 mph
NNE
Tide
↓
1.7 ft
falling
Conditions
Choppy
Choppy
44% wind sea
Swell breakdown
WAVEWATCH III
Wind sea
WNW
4.3ft
7s
not surfable
not surfable
P1 (primary)
WNW
2.9ft
8s
64%
P2 (secondary)
W
2.0ft
12s
30%
P3 (tertiary)
SSW
0.9ft
14s
6%
Swell components (ft) · next 48h
Wind speed (mph) · next 48h
Tide (ft) · next 48h
Spot info
Break
beach
Tide preference
mid
Crowd
moderate
Hazards
rips, rocks, sharks, localism
Optimal conditions
Swell
W 270°
Wind
NNE offshore
Tide
mid
Period
10s+
Break
beach
Nearest buoy
Buoy
NDBC 46053
Hs
—
Tp
—
Dir
—
Water
58°F
Reading
5/14/2026, 5:00:00 AM
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7-day forecast
Time
Rating
Face
Period
Swell
Wind
Tide
Thu, May 14
2am
3.1
12s
W
267°
6
mph
cross-off
0.6ft
↓
5am
2.8
7s
WNW
283°
5
mph
cross-off
0.3ft
↑
8am
2.8
8s
WNW
281°
5
mph
cross
3.1ft
↑
11am
2.8
8s
W
281°
7
mph
cross-on
3.6ft
↓
2pm
2.6
10s
WNW
282°
10
mph
cross-on
1.6ft
↑
5pm
1.9
11s
WNW
285°
6
mph
cross
2.3ft
↑
8pm
0.8
15s
SSW
199°
6
mph
cross
5.5ft
↓
11pm
2.5
13s
WSW
239°
5
mph
cross-off
5.3ft
Fri, May 15
2am
4.0
10s
W
263°
6
mph
offshore
1.0ft
↓
5am
3.4
9s
WNW
283°
7
mph
cross-off
-0.8ft
↑
8am
3.5
9s
WNW
283°
7
mph
cross
2.0ft
↑
11am
3.5
9s
WNW
283°
5
mph
cross-on
3.9ft
↓
2pm
1.4
13s
SW
217°
9
mph
cross-on
2.3ft
↓
5pm
1.4
13s
SW
217°
7
mph
cross
2.2ft
↑
8pm
1.1
17s
W
275°
8
mph
cross
5.3ft
↑
11pm
2.0
13s
WSW
242°
5
mph
cross-off
6.1ft
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