Jalama Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Jalama

Jalama in Santa Barbara is an exposed beach break that is often working and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Jalama Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Jalama:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tarantulas	1 mi
Second closest break	Cojo	6 mi
Third closest break	Government Point	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Perkos	6 mi
Fifth closest break	San Augustine	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Jalama:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	17 mi
Second closest wave buoy	PT Arguello Buoy	30 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	32 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	42 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	60 mi
Tide stations nearest to Jalama:
Closest tide station	Oil Platform Harvest (Topex Project), California	10 mi
Second closest tide station	Point Arguello, California	10 mi
Third closest tide station	Gaviota, California	17 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island, California	33 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island, California	44 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Jalama:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	138 mi
Second closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	161 mi
Third closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	162 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	162 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	199 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Jalama:
Closest city location	Lompoc (United States)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Mission Hills (United States)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Vandenberg Village (United States)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Buellton (United States)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Los Alamos (United States)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Jalama is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Jalama is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA, 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 167 km (104 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 200 km (124 miles) away.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Jalama and is 203 km (126 miles) away.