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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 Monday 18 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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
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 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | |
589 | 505 | 404 | 331 | 408 | 135 | 222 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 325 | 321 | 158 | 154 | 195 | 192 | 238 | 145 | 98 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.50m | 11:11PM2.40m | 1:51PM1.49m | 00:06AM2.27m | 3:02PM1.51m | 1:07AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM-0.09m | 4:48PM1.14m | 6:51AM-0.04m | 5:45PM1.21m | 7:51AM0.06m | 6:58PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 4 |
 kJ | 589 | 505 | 404 | 331 | 17 | 135 | 222 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 325 | 321 | 158 | 154 | 195 | 192 | 57 | 145 | 98 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 30 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 26 | 65 | 65 | 95 | 84 | 103 | 32 | 117 | 14 | 8 | 62 | 59 | 27 | 57 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 117 | 64 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 27 | 56 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 408 | 33 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 83 | — | — | 3 | 238 | 20 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 42 | 239 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 318 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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