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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 Saturday 30 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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
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 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 22 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
302 | 257 | 181 | 399 | 356 | 307 | 422 | 394 | 431 | 444 | 389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | 443 | 438 | 428 | 414 | 291 | 380 | 298 | 171 | 288 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:23PM2.14m | 11:40AM1.45m | 9:56PM2.13m | 12:25PM1.43m | 10:30PM2.10m | 1:14PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.22m | 3:39PM1.18m | 5:31AM0.23m | 4:11PM1.22m | 6:11AM0.26m | 4:44PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 157 | 67 | 127 | 399 | 356 | 258 | 422 | 336 | 428 | 415 | 359 | 286 | 240 | 187 | 191 | 438 | 428 | 414 | 291 | 380 | 298 | 171 | 288 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | NW 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 181 | 181 | 256 | 165 | 307 | 339 | 33 | 216 | 322 | 389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | 443 | 150 | 144 | 136 | 24 | 102 | 94 | 31 | 24 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | WNW 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SW 22 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 63 | 33 | 37 | 57 | 34 | 41 | 155 | 68 | 21 | 41 | 54 | 91 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 125 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 302 | 257 | 103 | 320 | — | — | 221 | 394 | 431 | 444 | 92 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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