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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 pm Wednesday 20 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
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
114 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 129 | 184 | 96 | 93 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 161 | 80 | 109 | 152 | 109 | 91 | 83 | 106 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 122 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.51m | 1:07AM2.10m | 4:09PM1.58m | 2:18AM1.90m | 5:05PM1.67m | 3:40AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM1.27m | 8:52AM0.17m | 8:33PM1.28m | 9:51AM0.30m | 10:16PM1.20m | 10:46AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 |
24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 114 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 129 | 94 | 23 | 93 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 107 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 91 | 91 | 54 | 106 | 82 | 57 | 57 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 184 | 94 | 17 | 56 | 107 | 76 | 28 | 55 | 109 | 152 | 109 | 78 | 29 | 26 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 57 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 56 | 96 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 51 | 80 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 49 | — | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 38 | 44 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 161 | 12 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 83 | 78 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 303 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 |
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