Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 PDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.2
WNW
0.5
S
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.4
WNW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)16161518181518171717171717166166888147666881717176161616161616151515151414141418181818131366666661616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)141159288276248282274306207263259256236254268220248363332295263267280288278244288392440349342209358345329364317192194190175144223187182238212193197163155155169183199173182173150172
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.27
5:25PM
1.83
6:44AM
1.24
6:02PM
1.89
8:08AM
1.27
6:38PM
1.95
9:06AM
1.33
7:16PM
2.01
9:50AM
1.38
7:54PM
2.08
10:26AM
1.41
8:32PM
2.15
10:59AM
1.43
9:09PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.93
10:18AM
0.92
12:50AM
0.77
11:02AM
1.05
1:39AM
0.62
11:50AM
1.14
2:20AM
0.48
12:40PM
1.19
2:57AM
0.36
1:26PM
1.21
3:33AM
0.26
2:09PM
1.21
4:09AM
0.18
2:48PM
1.19
4:44AM
0.14
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise--5:50-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-
Sunset------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:14-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151517222423201816151924252823181819222526272420202022262827231918182227282824202020242831322724242425303134302726232631
Feels °C (?)151517222423201816151923232620161617212424252218191921242625211716152025262622181818222629292422222224282932272525232630
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