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Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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 (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | 443 | 438 | 428 | 414 | 291 | 380 | 376 | 171 | 223 | 284 | 220 | 217 | 215 | 160 | 209 | 196 | 142 | 158 | 328 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.43m | 10:30PM2.10m | 1:14PM1.41m | 11:05PM2.04m | 2:08PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.23m | 4:11PM1.22m | 6:11AM0.26m | 4:44PM1.25m | 6:52AM0.31m | 5:21PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 |
308 | 240 | 240 | 198 | 153 | 438 | 428 | 414 | 102 | 380 | 376 | 171 | 223 | 284 | 220 | 217 | 215 | 48 | 94 | 107 | 120 | 158 | 103 | 289 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
389 | 368 | 360 | 448 | 443 | 150 | 112 | 136 | 291 | 102 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 76 | 160 | 209 | 196 | 142 | 140 | 126 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | WNW 10 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 14 |
21 | 41 | 54 | 91 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 79 | 10 | 21 | 125 | 76 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 75 | 74 | 20 | 131 | 106 | 91 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | 120 | 38 | 53 | 45 | 28 | — | — | 76 | — | 328 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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