Surf Forecast Surf Report

Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 May 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.9
WNW
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
0.4
SW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1312121215151519111914111818188866699866666666651716161616561615999966661499988881818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1861019812712112184192176828221098158156119181115131141336268291331370284309270230199246207117756712712712714922116414861951743336719329934429350281247162140124121949082
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
0
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.95
8:51AM
1.56
8:34PM
2.01
9:36AM
1.54
8:56PM
2.06
10:20AM
1.52
9:21PM
2.09
11:05AM
1.49
9:47PM
2.10
11:52AM
1.44
10:16PM
2.09
12:45PM
1.39
10:47PM
2.06
1:48PM
1.35
11:20PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.59
2:16PM
0.83
3:25AM
0.46
2:42PM
0.93
3:58AM
0.36
3:08PM
1.01
4:33AM
0.29
3:34PM
1.09
5:10AM
0.27
3:59PM
1.16
5:50AM
0.29
4:22PM
1.22
6:34AM
0.32
4:43PM
1.28
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:56-------
Sunset-------7:50-------7:51-------7:51-------7:52-------7:52-------7:53-------7:53----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C21202020232829292725252325293029252120192327292517151313162121191411109121820171211111014192018131010101318181915111213
Feels °C (?)20191919232727272523232225282828221716162124251911108812161513876581313106776111515139677121616161281011
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