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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 pm Saturday 28 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 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 58 | 58 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 61 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33PM 1.73 | 7:48AM 1.99 | 9:00PM 1.83 | 8:37AM 1.97 | 9:24PM 1.91 | 9:22AM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:55AM 0.94 | 2:33PM 0.30 | 2:41AM 0.78 | 3:05PM 0.37 | 3:22AM 0.63 | 3:33PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
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