Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
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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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
0
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
W
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:57
7:58
7:59
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)
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
0.2
S
15
0.8
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
4
Energy 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)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
NW
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.6
WNW
12
Energy 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)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
Energy 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)
0.3
W
2
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
408
33
20
1
1
1
6
7
10
83
3
238
20
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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