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Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
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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
17.1° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)10109141314141414141316141414141413141717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239326259273623825735767668649447329651668534527537514522958996859838715
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
1.45
9:01AM
2.11
11:31PM
1.41
9:33AM
2.08
12:27AM
1.38
10:06AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.17
4:35PM
0.25
3:12AM
1.23
5:17PM
0.29
3:37AM
1.27
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------4:52-------4:51-------4:51
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12----------------------
Temp. °C131212121215181714131312121820171615151515202220
Feels °C (?)1210101010141716121110991618151413121212182018
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