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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 Wednesday 15 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 108 | 89 | 85 | 134 | 181 | 182 | 166 | 235 | 289 | 250 | 214 | 169 | 133 | 117 | 88 | 111 | 82 | 86 | 54 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:05PM 2.08 | 9:40AM 1.77 | 9:33PM 2.21 | 10:32AM 1.70 | 10:06PM 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.58 | 3:34AM 0.40 | 3:18PM 0.67 | 4:19AM 0.23 | 3:50PM 0.79 | 5:07AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
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