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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 Wednesday 08 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 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 80 | 82 | 85 | 72 | 56 | 289 | 127 | 127 | 65 | 102 | 127 | 189 | 160 | 157 | 202 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 110 | 148 | 178 | 191 | 203 |
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 | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 1.77 | 2:13AM 1.69 | 8:16PM 1.45 | 3:49AM 1.65 | 7:53PM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:57AM 0.62 | 11:14AM 0.60 | 10:00PM 1.44 | 12:09PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
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