Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDT
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
17
0.7
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
W
10
0.7
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
0
E
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:05
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)
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
W
7
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WNW
17
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
WNW
13
Energy 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)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
23
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
22
Energy 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)
0.1
W
24
0.1
NW
22
0.2
WNW
22
0.2
WNW
21
0.4
NW
20
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
S
26
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
13
Energy 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)
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.4
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
96
153
105
256
134
87
88
96
86
143
319
427
246
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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