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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 Tuesday 21 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 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 172 | 362 | 263 | 258 | 258 | 125 | 70 | 93 | 332 | 332 | 158 | 265 | 270 | 82 | 119 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 135 | 281 | 185 | 167 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 1.40 | 1:15AM 2.09 | 4:57PM 1.45 | 2:31AM 1.95 | 6:03PM 1.55 | 4:02AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 0.18 | 6:41PM 1.27 | 9:18AM 0.25 | 8:17PM 1.35 | 10:32AM 0.30 | 10:21PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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