Lineup Guide
Access involves parking near the Bacara hotel and walking down to the beach.
Be cautious of rocky and sandy bottoms.
Ideal conditions are south-southwest swells with north-northeast winds, typically during summer months.
Surf GuideCalifornia
Driftwoods
A tucked Goleta point with long right-hander potential-often fickle but rewarding on clean SSW summer groundswell and light NNE offshore. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Driftwoods in California.
Break TypePoint Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 3-4 ft+
- Period 6 s
- Wind NW 18 kt
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