Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 24 May 2026 PDT
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
NW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.4
NW
13
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
2.5
NW
15
3.5
NW
14
4
NW
8
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
283
169
217
217
264
214
353
448
550
563
651
657
481
469
463
463
457
539
3185
4555
2195
5144
4097
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:09AM1.58m
6:33PM1.88m
6:29AM1.50m
7:05PM1.96m
7:39AM1.46m
7:34PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.56m
00:57AM0.85m
12:23PM0.70m
1:50AM0.67m
1:01PM0.83m
2:33AM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
12
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
8
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
1
NW
14
1
SSW
17
1.4
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
245
117
77
139
137
128
123
353
448
412
563
651
444
437
382
376
292
457
539
525
428
417
301
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
NW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
15
1
SSW
17
1
NW
14
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
NW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
49
283
169
217
217
264
214
123
372
550
390
563
657
481
469
463
463
243
260
6
6
6
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
NW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.6
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.8
NW
9
0.3
S
10
0.6
NW
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
NW
17
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
79
26
35
199
211
214
206
223
103
16
70
16
16
16
15
6
6
47
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.9
NW
9
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.5
NW
15
3.5
NW
14
4
NW
8
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NW
14
Energy kJ
20
2
3
3
125
8
17
18
31
49
65
107
115
269
3185
4555
2195
5144
4097
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
9
136
95
61
36
0
0
0
0
61
365
303
95
36
36
36
19
61
136
1537
302
60
45
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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