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Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 9km away, Campus Point Surf Cam
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 30 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 93 | 183 | 307 | 786 | 847 | 781 | 768 | 768 | 359 | 661 | 669 | 658 | 560 | 486 | 464 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 1.37 | 6:38AM 2.06 | 8:41PM 1.41 | 7:09AM 2.11 | 9:22PM 1.43 | 7:41AM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 1.09 | 2:05PM 0.34 | 12:47AM 1.14 | 2:39PM 0.25 | 1:23AM 1.17 | 3:13PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
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