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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 4 am Wednesday 22 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
15.9° 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 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | W 7 | S 18 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 | WNW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 13 | |
70 | 93 | 106 | 339 | 158 | 265 | 280 | 82 | 81 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 77 | 165 | 151 | 132 | 111 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 115 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:15AM2.09m | 4:57PM1.45m | 2:31AM1.95m | 6:03PM1.55m | 4:02AM1.84m | 6:46PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.25m | 8:17PM1.35m | 10:32AM0.30m | 10:21PM1.31m | 11:37AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 66 | 68 | 65 | 97 | 158 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 81 | 127 | 58 | 40 | 41 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 132 | 111 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSE 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 62 | 97 | 32 | 61 | 61 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 51 | 75 | 42 | 102 | 44 | 42 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | NW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | W 17 | NW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 44 | 66 | 65 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 93 | 106 | 339 | 133 | 265 | 280 | 201 | 126 | 87 | — | — | 61 | 58 | 165 | 151 | 123 | — | 81 | 61 | 93 | 91 | 115 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 90 | 483 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 8 | 336 | 8 | 7 |
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