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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 Monday 11 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
140 | 140 | 176 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 121 | 130 | 128 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 152 | 152 | 254 | 137 | 180 | 380 | 429 | 411 | 343 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.79m | 6:40AM1.55m | 7:20PM1.94m | 7:44AM1.56m | 7:47PM2.11m | 8:43AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.91m | 12:43PM0.66m | 1:53AM0.66m | 1:19PM0.73m | 2:37AM0.40m | 1:56PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 137 | 140 | 176 | 128 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 100 | 130 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 152 | 152 | 254 | 110 | 110 | 380 | 429 | 411 | 343 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 131 | 172 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 70 | 137 | 180 | 58 | 82 | 102 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 4 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 59 | 68 | 82 | 67 | 81 | 81 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 109 | 107 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 157 | 8 |
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