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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 am Monday 13 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
15.8° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 306 | 306 | 255 | 250 | 377 | 187 | 113 | 103 | 101 | 108 | 91 | 94 | 91 | 114 | 166 | 58 | 157 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:11AM 1.77 | 8:21PM 1.79 | 8:01AM 1.80 | 8:41PM 1.93 | 8:50AM 1.80 | 9:05PM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32AM 1.04 | 1:50PM 0.47 | 2:11AM 0.83 | 2:18PM 0.51 | 2:52AM 0.61 | 2:48PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
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