Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 PST
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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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)6669888777777786788799911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671601021811571241008886106132136117117181352505508483282206190176469
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.82
9:11AM
2.12
10:01PM
1.88
9:53AM
1.97
10:27PM
1.91
10:35AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
0.72
3:45PM
0.30
3:51AM
0.65
4:12PM
0.46
4:34AM
0.62
Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------5:57-------5:58-------5:58
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313131319212117161616152023231514131110172020
Feels °C (?)111011111118191916141414131921191111976131514
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