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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 am Friday 10 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 276 | 110 | 146 | 178 | 191 | 258 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 160 | 152 | 110 | 162 | 160 | 156 | 148 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 388 | 460 | 452 | 377 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53PM 1.50 | 5:13AM 1.67 | 7:57PM 1.58 | 6:17AM 1.72 | 8:07PM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09PM 0.55 | 11:56PM 1.36 | 12:49PM 0.50 | 12:50AM 1.22 | 1:21PM 0.47 | 1:32AM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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