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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 Wednesday 13 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
105 | 104 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 137 | 180 | 415 | 437 | 355 | 343 | 263 | 249 | 292 | 306 | 322 | 322 | 271 | 276 | 276 | 391 | 399 | 490 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:44AM1.56m | 7:47PM2.11m | 8:43AM1.57m | 8:19PM2.26m | 9:41AM1.57m | 8:56PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.73m | 2:37AM0.40m | 1:56PM0.82m | 3:23AM0.18m | 2:35PM0.90m | 4:10AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 91 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 96 | 110 | 415 | 437 | 355 | 343 | 263 | 249 | 292 | 306 | 322 | 322 | 271 | 276 | 276 | 391 | 399 | 490 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 105 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 92 | 137 | 180 | 58 | 82 | 102 | 100 | 142 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 156 | 158 | 107 | 108 | 113 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 19 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 59 | 68 | 82 | 67 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 43 | 82 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 332 | 346 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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