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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 4 am Thursday 28 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
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 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | W 10 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | |
293 | 288 | 217 | 158 | 156 | 105 | 128 | 211 | 209 | 186 | 232 | 107 | 153 | 215 | 75 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 121 | 143 | 319 | 427 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.11m | 10:12AM1.46m | 8:52PM2.13m | 10:56AM1.46m | 9:23PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.38m | 2:04PM1.02m | 3:40AM0.29m | 2:35PM1.09m | 4:16AM0.24m | 3:07PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 293 | 288 | 217 | 158 | 156 | 21 | 117 | 100 | 96 | 186 | 232 | 264 | 258 | 215 | 75 | 188 | 186 | 74 | 82 | 121 | 116 | 61 | 157 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 113 | 111 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 66 | 104 | 211 | 209 | 27 | 96 | 107 | 110 | 108 | 74 | 74 | 63 | 186 | 183 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 34 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | NW 22 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | NW 20 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 26 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | S 23 | S 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 98 | 105 | 128 | 102 | 92 | 102 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 153 | 105 | 256 | 134 | 87 | 88 | 96 | 86 | 143 | 319 | 427 | 246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 6 |
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