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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 pm Friday 01 May 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
108 | 109 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 155 | 113 | 150 | 147 | 94 | 81 | 109 | 107 | 51 | 70 | 95 | 61 | 47 | 103 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 242 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.12m | 11:35AM1.50m | 10:19PM2.10m | 12:25PM1.44m | 10:48PM2.05m | 1:23PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.27m | 4:06PM1.09m | 5:42AM0.29m | 4:31PM1.17m | 6:24AM0.34m | 4:55PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 108 | 109 | 109 | 17 | 101 | 155 | 113 | 150 | 25 | 94 | 81 | 109 | 107 | 15 | 70 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 242 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | W 5 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 103 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 51 | 47 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 97 | 86 | 99 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | S 10 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 61 | 69 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 98 | 8 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 147 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 95 | 9 | 9 | 103 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 303 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 318 | 318 |
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