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Refugio Beach

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Refugio Beach 2 photos

  • Refugio State Beach near Goleta, California.

    Refugio State Beach near Goleta, California.. Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    California. Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:15 pm
8 am
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
30 km/h18 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
8%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am96
4.6Fair9 am138
4.9Fair10 am85
5.0Fair11 am85
4.9Fair12 pm1610
6.0Good1 pm149
4.1Fair2 pm2213
2.4Poor3 pm1510
4.9Fair4 pm53
4.7Fair5 pm138
4.6Fair6 pm85
Fri
7.0Great8 am1610
7.1Great9 am2012
7.3Great10 am2013
7.4Great11 am2214
7.6Great12 pm2415
7.7Great1 pm2415
7.7Great2 pm2616
7.4Great3 pm3018
8.1Great4 pm2214
8.4Great5 pm1610
7.5Great6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Listed as paid

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Refugio Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 5%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%