Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)17161616161616169999101010101111101010111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1431329312712512512412418421126627130129430124526321019513911012312380
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.97
6:52PM
1.41
4:16AM
1.92
7:34PM
1.52
5:43AM
1.94
8:05PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.38
9:50PM
1.34
12:16PM
0.32
11:48PM
1.27
1:12PM
0.27
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--6:56-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:15--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616222321191818171722262519191919192325231918
Feels °C (?)171616222221191717151621242419181818182224221818
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