Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 10 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
21.7°C
4.5° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Driftwoods based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Driftwoods right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Driftwoods

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Santa Barbara Airport

7 km E218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23.3 °C16
16


Santa Ynez Airport

22 km WNW220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the WNW
(19 km/h at 290°)
22 °C16
16


East Santa Barbara Buoy

22 km SSE3 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
25
moderate winds from the W
(25 km/h at 280°)
21.1 °C-
-


BUOY-NTBC1

22 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 240°)
22.6 °C-
-


SHIP2297

26 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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SHIP5990

26 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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SHIP7563

26 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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SHIP117

29 km SSE- m above sea level

47 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the W
(25 km/h at 280°)
21.3 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1045

29 km SSE- m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the W
(18 km/h at 270°)
20.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1229

29 km SSE- m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the W
(18 km/h at 270°)
20.8 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Driftwoods and within an acceptable time window.

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