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Jalama Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jalama sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
2686 | 3400 | 4604 | 4568 | 6303 | 5821 | 5189 | 5561 | 5869 | 5529 | 5825 | 6083 | 6552 | 6948 | 5146 | 3226 | 2974 | 2288 | 1682 | 1301 | 1168 | 1164 | 1164 | 883 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.55m | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:52PM1.50m | 11:17PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | 6:02AM-0.09m | 4:55PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 287 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 149 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 5833 | 4295 | 3226 | 2974 | 2288 | 1682 | 1301 | 1168 | 936 | 936 | 883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 222 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 89 | 58 | 87 | 87 | 52 | 50 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 154 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 19 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 90 | 57 | 55 | 81 | 46 | 50 | 28 | 82 | 69 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | 2686 | 3400 | 4604 | 4568 | 6303 | 5821 | 5189 | 5561 | 5869 | 5529 | 5825 | 6083 | 6552 | 6948 | 5146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1164 | 1164 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 202 | 61 | 45 | 52 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 130 | 92 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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