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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 Monday 27 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 4 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | |
118 | 116 | 39 | 48 | 67 | 28 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 62 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.71m | 8:15PM1.97m | 8:32AM1.68m | 8:39PM2.04m | 9:19AM1.64m | 9:03PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.56m | 2:37AM0.62m | 2:19PM0.67m | 3:15AM0.48m | 2:48PM0.79m | 3:51AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 118 | 116 | 49 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 67 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 26 | 31 | — | 30 | 42 | 86 | 86 | 62 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 320 | 336 | 318 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 336 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 8 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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