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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 Wednesday 22 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
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 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 18 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | |
158 | 228 | 229 | 186 | 118 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 77 | 146 | 167 | 145 | 105 | 82 | 67 | 79 | 87 | 131 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.45m | 2:31AM1.95m | 6:03PM1.55m | 4:02AM1.84m | 6:46PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM1.35m | 10:32AM0.30m | 10:21PM1.31m | 11:37AM0.34m | 11:56PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 |
 kJ | 158 | 97 | 93 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 64 | 54 | 88 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 102 | 105 | 82 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | W 14 | NW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 51 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | SSE 15 | S 14 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 42 | 66 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 126 | 228 | 229 | 186 | 118 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 66 | 146 | 167 | 145 | — | 77 | — | 79 | 87 | 131 | 90 | 69 | 50 | 29 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 338 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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