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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 3 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 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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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 10 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 99 | 109 | 135 | 161 | 149 | 143 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 52 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:14AM 1.53 | 1:28PM 1.61 | 4:35AM 1.65 | 3:02PM 1.50 | 4:58AM 1.79 | 4:35PM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32AM 1.37 | 9:09PM 0.55 | 10:11AM 1.21 | 9:52PM 0.62 | 11:18AM 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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