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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 Monday 06 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 110 | 109 | 107 | 154 | 104 | 101 | 132 | 132 | 100 | 92 | 91 | 272 | 394 | 159 | 80 | 139 | 114 | 54 | 180 | 381 | 91 | 127 | 75 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 1.29 | 12:25AM 1.85 | 1:07AM 1.77 | 2:13AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.53 | 5:36PM 1.22 | 8:36AM 0.59 | 9:57AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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