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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 pm Thursday 14 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
349 | 263 | 297 | 343 | 288 | 341 | 341 | 322 | 282 | 328 | 399 | 480 | 650 | 692 | 706 | 916 | 677 | 1276 | 1084 | 1726 | 1192 | 1597 | 1297 | 1139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:19PM2.26m | 9:41AM1.57m | 8:56PM2.38m | 10:40AM1.56m | 9:37PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.82m | 3:23AM0.18m | 2:35PM0.90m | 4:10AM0.01m | 3:15PM0.99m | 5:01AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 349 | 263 | 184 | 343 | 288 | 341 | 341 | 322 | 282 | 328 | 399 | 480 | 650 | 692 | 706 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 40 | 69 | 236 | 1597 | 1297 | 1139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 98 | 14 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 156 | 158 | 108 | 110 | 113 | 157 | 116 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 19 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 20 | W 19 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 81 | 77 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 76 | 297 | 328 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 269 | — | — | 500 | 588 | 648 | 916 | 677 | 1276 | 1084 | 1726 | 1192 | 1168 | 1230 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 336 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
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