Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 4 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
17.1° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
516
510
434
395
437
310
310
306
302
299
291
280
331
322
318
270
203
162
208
301
305
322
353
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:26PM1.58m
11:58PM2.27m
2:20PM1.63m
00:55AM2.05m
3:12PM1.69m
1:58AM1.81m
Low Tide
5:49PM1.14m
7:25AM0.04m
7:00PM1.15m
8:14AM0.21m
8:22PM1.13m
9:01AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:14
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
19
17
15
14
16
20
21
20
16
15
14
13
15
20
20
19
17
14
13
12
16
20
Feels °C
21
20
18
16
15
14
16
19
20
18
15
15
14
13
15
19
18
17
15
13
11
10
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
516
516
510
434
395
437
310
310
306
302
299
291
280
331
322
318
270
203
162
208
301
305
322
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
48
47
76
72
72
73
75
79
51
52
39
39
39
41
42
43
167
176
79
49
25
24
58
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
W
4
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
41
41
8
8
8
7
7
5
7
38
37
37
6
6
6
68
44
44
55
54
11
30
24
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
25
13
27
22
12
11
8
6
6
5
13
10
7
6
4
10
18
9
13
10
11
10
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
8
214
7
1
0
0
0
157
557
8
8
0
0
0
0
299
8
318
7
0
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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