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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 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 163 | 149 | 120 | 118 | 143 | 104 | 200 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 240 | 225 | 177 | 173 | 132 | 173 | 173 | 137 | 129 | 125 | 96 | 107 | 94 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14PM 1.61 | 11:54PM 2.15 | 1:20PM 1.44 | 12:36AM 2.12 | 2:53PM 1.31 | 1:30AM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 0.37 | 5:32PM 0.84 | 7:01AM 0.36 | 6:03PM 0.99 | 8:10AM 0.38 | 6:38PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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