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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 Friday 22 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
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 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | |
106 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 110 | 144 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 106 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.67m | 3:40AM1.72m | 5:51PM1.78m | 5:05AM1.59m | 6:28PM1.88m | 6:24AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM1.20m | 10:46AM0.43m | 11:45PM1.04m | 11:36AM0.56m | 00:52AM0.85m | 12:19PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 78 | 52 | 51 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 110 | 144 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 106 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 107 | 116 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 87 | 91 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 10 | W 3 | W 5 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 52 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 303 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 318 |
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