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Driftwoods surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 May 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Driftwoods today?
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 |
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| Energy (?) | 186 | 101 | 98 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 192 | 176 | 82 | 82 | 210 | 98 | 158 | 156 | 119 | 181 | 115 | 131 | 141 | 336 | 268 | 291 | 331 | 370 | 284 | 309 | 270 | 230 | 199 | 246 | 207 | 117 | 75 | 67 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 149 | 221 | 164 | 148 | 619 | 517 | 433 | 367 | 193 | 299 | 344 | 293 | 50 | 281 | 247 | 162 | 140 | 124 | 121 | 94 | 90 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:14PM 1.95 | 8:51AM 1.56 | 8:34PM 2.01 | 9:36AM 1.54 | 8:56PM 2.06 | 10:20AM 1.52 | 9:21PM 2.09 | 11:05AM 1.49 | 9:47PM 2.10 | 11:52AM 1.44 | 10:16PM 2.09 | 12:45PM 1.39 | 10:47PM 2.06 | 1:48PM 1.35 | 11:20PM 2.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52AM 0.59 | 2:16PM 0.83 | 3:25AM 0.46 | 2:42PM 0.93 | 3:58AM 0.36 | 3:08PM 1.01 | 4:33AM 0.29 | 3:34PM 1.09 | 5:10AM 0.27 | 3:59PM 1.16 | 5:50AM 0.29 | 4:22PM 1.22 | 6:34AM 0.32 | 4:43PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 08 | Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Fri 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
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