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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 pm Monday 20 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
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: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 54 | 52 | 69 | 118 | 172 | 217 | 263 | 167 | 167 | 203 | 96 | 147 | 163 | 332 | 161 | 318 | 369 | 223 | 137 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15AM 2.22 | 3:20PM 1.40 | 1:15AM 2.09 | 4:57PM 1.45 | 2:31AM 1.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:44PM 1.16 | 8:04AM 0.18 | 6:41PM 1.27 | 9:18AM 0.25 | 8:17PM 1.35 | 10:32AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
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