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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 4 pm Thursday 21 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 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
145 | 142 | 85 | 107 | 80 | 79 | 152 | 109 | 91 | 82 | 106 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 169 | 122 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.58m | 2:18AM1.90m | 5:05PM1.67m | 3:40AM1.72m | 5:51PM1.78m | 5:05AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM1.28m | 9:51AM0.30m | 10:16PM1.20m | 10:46AM0.43m | 11:45PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 145 | 142 | 85 | 81 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 106 | 107 | 51 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 169 | 122 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 77 | 76 | 107 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 109 | 78 | 54 | 27 | 26 | 116 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 23 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 80 | 79 | 152 | 32 | 30 | 29 | — | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 28 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 78 | 74 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 518 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
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