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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 Wednesday 13 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 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| 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 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 7 | |
113 | 137 | 186 | 158 | 437 | 355 | 349 | 263 | 249 | 292 | 288 | 341 | 334 | 322 | 276 | 391 | 511 | 540 | 628 | 625 | 551 | 650 | 744 | 1023 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | 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 | |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.11m | 8:43AM1.57m | 8:19PM2.26m | 9:41AM1.57m | 8:56PM2.38m | 10:40AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.40m | 1:56PM0.82m | 3:23AM0.18m | 2:35PM0.90m | 4:10AM0.01m | 3:15PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 113 | 66 | 105 | 83 | 437 | 355 | 349 | 263 | 249 | 292 | 288 | 341 | 334 | 322 | 276 | 391 | 445 | 540 | 628 | 625 | 551 | 118 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | NW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 92 | 137 | 186 | 158 | 82 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 156 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 113 | 157 | 116 | 56 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 19 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 6 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | S 15 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 30 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | 7 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 63 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 68 | — | — | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | 511 | — | 471 | 500 | 500 | 650 | 744 | 1023 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 338 | 8 |
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