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Driftwoods Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
14 | 26 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 50 | 33 | 42 | 58 | 75 | 104 | 271 | 247 | 19 | 90 | 104 | 94 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.04m | 9:19AM1.64m | 9:03PM2.09m | 10:05AM1.60m | 9:26PM2.11m | 10:50AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.67m | 3:15AM0.48m | 2:48PM0.79m | 3:51AM0.37m | 3:14PM0.90m | 4:27AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 14 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 54 | 53 | 20 | 46 | 90 | 89 | 94 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 56 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | NW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 29 | 11 | — | — | 27 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 75 | 104 | 271 | 247 | 135 | 114 | 104 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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