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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 27 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
447 | 432 | 425 | 355 | 349 | 288 | 217 | 198 | 105 | 105 | 128 | 211 | 209 | 186 | 232 | 107 | 153 | 215 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.08m | 9:25AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.11m | 10:12AM1.46m | 8:52PM2.13m | 10:56AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.93m | 3:05AM0.38m | 2:04PM1.02m | 3:40AM0.29m | 2:35PM1.09m | 4:16AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 160 | 115 | 113 | 355 | 349 | 288 | 217 | 198 | 31 | 21 | 117 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 232 | 264 | 258 | 215 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 66 | 84 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 107 | 78 | 66 | 104 | 211 | 209 | 186 | 26 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 63 | 186 | 183 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | W 24 | NW 22 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | S 26 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 105 | 105 | 128 | 102 | 92 | 102 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 447 | 432 | 425 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 153 | 85 | 155 | 107 | 71 | 69 | 83 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1588 | 336 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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