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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 Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
264 | 329 | 249 | 514 | 519 | 503 | 425 | 355 | 293 | 283 | 214 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 211 | 209 | 186 | 232 | 107 | 108 | 215 | 1310 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.46m | 7:56PM2.08m | 9:25AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.11m | 10:12AM1.46m | 8:52PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.51m | 1:31PM0.93m | 3:05AM0.38m | 2:04PM1.02m | 3:40AM0.29m | 2:35PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 167 | 163 | 160 | 514 | 160 | 115 | 113 | 355 | 293 | 283 | 214 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 100 | 27 | 98 | 232 | 264 | 258 | 215 | 75 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 103 | 99 | 96 | 160 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 78 | 66 | 104 | 211 | 209 | 186 | 96 | 71 | 108 | 108 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | S 9 | — | W 24 | NW 22 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 21 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 26 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | 20 | 45 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 44 | 102 | 92 | 102 | 59 | 107 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 264 | 329 | 249 | 418 | 519 | 503 | 425 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 64 | 1310 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 336 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 8 | 336 | 8 | 0 |
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