Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)16169999101010101111101010111114141110131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1241241662112112482302402402052172101581391101239379779086455959
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
0
NE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
1.41
4:16AM
1.92
7:34PM
1.52
5:43AM
1.94
8:05PM
1.63
6:52AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
1.34
12:16PM
0.32
11:48PM
1.27
1:12PM
0.27
1:01AM
1.11
1:56PM
0.26
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817171722262419181918192325241919192020252626
Feels °C (?)181716161621242419171716182224231818181919222424
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