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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 Friday 01 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 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 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | |
77 | 67 | 65 | 215 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 94 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 46 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.55m | 9:52PM2.12m | 11:35AM1.50m | 10:19PM2.10m | 12:25PM1.44m | 10:48PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM1.00m | 5:03AM0.27m | 4:06PM1.09m | 5:42AM0.29m | 4:31PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 77 | 51 | 40 | 215 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 24 | 101 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 94 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | W 5 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 67 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 103 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 25 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 25 | 8 | 32 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 42 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 8 | W 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 88 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 51 | 19 | — | 18 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1157 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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