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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 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 240 | 189 | 146 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 132 | 126 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 122 | 122 | 94 | 80 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 145 | 132 | 93 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:20PM 1.44 | 12:36AM 2.12 | 2:53PM 1.31 | 1:30AM 2.05 | 5:12PM 1.31 | 2:43AM 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03PM 0.99 | 8:10AM 0.38 | 6:38PM 1.14 | 9:34AM 0.40 | 7:34PM 1.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
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