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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 pm Friday 24 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 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 4 | WNW 5 | |
85 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 83 | 50 | 63 | 45 | 32 | 81 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 46 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.78m | 7:20PM1.78m | 6:39AM1.74m | 7:49PM1.88m | 7:39AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM1.17m | 12:29PM0.39m | 1:03AM0.98m | 1:12PM0.46m | 1:54AM0.79m | 1:48PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
 kJ | 57 | 55 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 113 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 83 | 35 | 63 | 45 | 52 | 81 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 49 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 12 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 72 | 52 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 336 | 336 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 303 | 1597 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 318 | 318 |
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