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Driftwoods Surf Forecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 04 Oct 2023 PDT
Forecast update in hr min s 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 18.1°C (Statistics for 04 Oct 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 15.6 °C)
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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 18.1°C (Statistics for 04 Oct 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 15.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 142 | 138 | 131 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 149 | 136 | 94 | 125 | 123 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 25 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 68 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 80 | 79 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 69 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 97 | 111 | 102 | 188 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10AM 1.34 | 1:17PM 1.92 | 5:44AM 1.36 | 2:21PM 1.80 | 7:10AM 1.45 | 3:51PM 1.72 | 7:39AM 1.52 | 5:19PM 1.71 | 8:01AM 1.58 | 6:23PM 1.75 | 8:19AM 1.64 | 7:12PM 1.79 | 8:36AM 1.70 | 7:54PM 1.82 | 8:53AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37AM 1.23 | 9:26PM 0.48 | 7:24AM 1.35 | 10:51PM 0.51 | 10:02AM 1.41 | 12:01AM 0.49 | 11:55AM 1.34 | 12:53AM 0.47 | 12:53PM 1.22 | 1:31AM 0.45 | 1:33PM 1.09 | 2:02AM 0.45 | 2:07PM 0.96 | 2:29AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 04 | Thursday 05 | Friday 06 | Saturday 07 | Sunday 08 | Monday 09 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
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