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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 am Friday 15 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 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
282 | 276 | 282 | 341 | 445 | 463 | 551 | 551 | 616 | 820 | 1365 | 970 | 969 | 1807 | 1287 | 1929 | 1679 | 1501 | 1485 | 1828 | 2104 | 1788 | 1252 | 847 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.57m | 8:56PM2.38m | 10:40AM1.56m | 9:37PM2.45m | 11:39AM1.53m | 10:22PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.90m | 4:10AM0.01m | 3:15PM0.99m | 5:01AM-0.08m | 3:59PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 282 | 276 | 282 | 341 | 445 | 463 | 551 | 551 | 616 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 69 | 361 | 66 | 1679 | 1501 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 1788 | 1252 | 847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 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 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 174 | 172 | 156 | 158 | 107 | 110 | 113 | 157 | 116 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 68 | 13 | 62 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 21 | 22 | 45 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 394 | — | 480 | 820 | 1365 | 970 | 969 | 1807 | 1287 | 1929 | 1501 | 1342 | 1485 | 1828 | 2104 | 1640 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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