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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 pm Thursday 30 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
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 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | |
186 | 19 | 92 | 123 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 63 | 269 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 217 | 79 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 203 | 158 | 145 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.11m | 10:50AM1.55m | 9:52PM2.12m | 11:35AM1.50m | 10:19PM2.10m | 12:25PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.30m | 3:40PM1.00m | 5:03AM0.27m | 4:06PM1.09m | 5:42AM0.29m | 4:31PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 51 | 46 | 92 | 123 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 57 | 17 | 109 | 109 | 20 | 217 | 79 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 203 | 158 | 145 | 23 | 51 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 63 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 103 | 7 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 25 | 47 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 69 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 32 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 186 | 158 | 100 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 269 | 25 | 25 | 107 | — | — | — | 44 | 36 | — | — | 30 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 336 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 |
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