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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 Tuesday 07 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 92 | 91 | 91 | 118 | 200 | 88 | 90 | 151 | 142 | 70 | 59 | 246 | 127 | 127 | 65 | 148 | 127 | 189 | 165 | 157 | 202 | 276 | 276 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 1.77 | 2:13AM 1.69 | 8:16PM 1.45 | 3:49AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 0.59 | 9:57AM 0.62 | 11:14AM 0.60 | 10:00PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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