Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 PST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (17 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
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!
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3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
2
WNW
1.6
NW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)111111121313131311121212111111111111101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79968162664810271321828194419332517254522431847166415271474129111986507161046894821821
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
1.51
7:20AM
2.05
8:39PM
1.51
7:44AM
2.09
9:23PM
1.50
8:09AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.90
2:21PM
0.39
1:29AM
0.99
2:54PM
0.30
1:57AM
1.07
3:28PM
0.25
Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset-------4:55-------4:54-------4:54
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----21221-111------------
Temp. °C141415151513131312111011111314141212121211131414
Feels °C (?)121112111089988699121212991099111010
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