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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 Sunday 24 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
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
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 Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 9 | |
104 | 104 | 103 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 106 | 200 | 195 | 166 | 164 | 162 | 166 | 246 | 243 | 320 | 445 | 515 | 464 | 397 | 281 | 249 | 499 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.88m | 6:24AM1.51m | 7:00PM1.96m | 7:33AM1.47m | 7:29PM2.03m | 8:33AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.85m | 12:19PM0.69m | 1:44AM0.67m | 12:57PM0.82m | 2:27AM0.51m | 1:31PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 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 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 104 | 104 | 103 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 106 | 200 | 195 | 166 | 164 | 162 | 166 | 246 | 243 | 240 | 237 | 174 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | W 18 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 103 | 100 | 93 | 85 | 40 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 18 | NW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 56 | 62 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 46 | 138 | 320 | 445 | 515 | 464 | 397 | 281 | 249 | 499 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 318 | 318 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 900 | 899 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 336 | 336 |
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