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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 Tuesday 31 Mar 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 95 | 240 | 320 | 378 | 271 | 243 | 301 | 218 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48PM 1.98 | 10:05AM 1.84 | 10:11PM 2.02 | 10:47AM 1.73 | 10:35PM 2.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 0.48 | 4:01AM 0.52 | 4:00PM 0.61 | 4:39AM 0.44 | 4:25PM 0.75 | 5:17AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
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