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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 3 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 446 | 381 | 565 | 615 | 651 | 547 | 515 | 418 | 439 | 432 | 425 | 355 | 256 | 335 | 463 | 799 | 969 | 1083 | 1143 | 1302 | 1431 | 1382 | 1287 | 1240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25AM 1.96 | 5:56PM 1.45 | 5:57AM 2.14 | 7:06PM 1.48 | 6:34AM 2.30 | 8:10PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36PM 0.70 | 12:11PM 0.68 | 11:19PM 0.79 | 1:00PM 0.39 | 12:03AM 0.87 | 1:47PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
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