Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 4 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
17.1° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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
cloudDry and cloudy
wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.6 °C16
16
broken
overcast

Santa Ynez Airport

22 km WNW220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
16 °C16
16
overcast

East Santa Barbara Buoy

22 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
light winds from the W
(18 km/h at 260°)
15.8 °C-
-


BUOY-NTBC1

22 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 260°)
15.9 °C-
-


Reedley Airport (California)

51 km ENE1410 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25.4 °C16
16


Lompoc

52 km W150 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Santa Barbara Buoy

53 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 310°)
- °C-
-


Lompoc Airport

56 km W168 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 320°)
16.1 °C16
16
overcast

Santa Maria

57 km NW385 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 140°)
10
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

Vandenberg Air Force Base Airport

63 km W708 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 320°)
14.9 °C16
16
overcast

* 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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