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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 Wednesday 29 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
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 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
39 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 79 | 91 | 77 | 134 | 229 | 292 | 19 | 89 | 99 | 86 | 51 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 109 | 109 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.64m | 9:03PM2.09m | 10:05AM1.60m | 9:26PM2.11m | 10:50AM1.55m | 9:52PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.79m | 3:51AM0.37m | 3:14PM0.90m | 4:27AM0.30m | 3:40PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 79 | 91 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 20 | 46 | 89 | 99 | 86 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 64 | 109 | 109 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 52 | — | — | 134 | 229 | 292 | 181 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | 66 | 51 | 25 | 19 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 318 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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