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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 10 am Friday 17 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 218 | 176 | 131 | 117 | 88 | 93 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 67 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 1.70 | 10:06PM 2.30 | 11:28AM 1.61 | 10:43PM 2.33 | 12:31PM 1.51 | 11:25PM 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.79 | 5:07AM 0.12 | 4:25PM 0.91 | 5:59AM 0.08 | 5:02PM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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