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Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 12 Dec 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 405 | 400 | 321 | 307 | 257 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 138 | 115 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17PM 1.38 | 5:08AM 1.89 | 5:44PM 1.33 | 5:40AM 1.96 | 6:57PM 1.34 | 6:09AM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 0.96 | 10:10PM 0.77 | 12:06PM 0.78 | 10:52PM 0.90 | 12:52PM 0.61 | 11:32PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
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