Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 4 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
S
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
202
186
129
149
102
128
128
171
124
122
119
117
98
86
85
84
104
110
118
119
121
144
142
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:39PM1.46m
10:53PM2.09m
1:14PM1.47m
11:27PM2.00m
1:49PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.21m
4:41PM1.19m
6:23AM0.26m
5:22PM1.20m
6:54AM0.33m
6:11PM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
16
20
21
21
18
14
14
13
16
21
22
23
20
15
15
15
19
23
24
24
20
17
Feels °C
14
13
17
19
20
19
17
12
13
11
16
21
21
21
19
13
14
14
18
22
23
23
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
21
117
186
104
100
102
102
102
171
96
71
68
66
87
32
85
84
104
110
54
119
121
144
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
W
6
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
S
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
75
202
18
129
149
11
32
32
37
124
122
119
117
98
86
32
20
19
18
118
80
45
12
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
21
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
79
36
42
16
17
17
30
37
30
10
30
54
55
61
55
55
9
21
45
80
9
9
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
W
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
5
100
128
128
125
8
88
25
28
20
20
18
9
49
63
13
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
48
1588
8
7
0
0
0
0
156
8
42
0
0
0
0
0
157
8
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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