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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 Sunday 12 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 174 | 169 | 167 | 290 | 346 | 356 | 356 | 306 | 255 | 294 | 386 | 162 | 138 | 103 | 114 | 143 | 114 | 117 | 136 | 154 | 59 | 58 | 157 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:17AM 1.72 | 8:07PM 1.67 | 7:11AM 1.77 | 8:21PM 1.79 | 8:01AM 1.80 | 8:41PM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21PM 0.47 | 1:32AM 1.04 | 1:50PM 0.47 | 2:11AM 0.83 | 2:18PM 0.51 | 2:52AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
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