Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
273
207
204
200
174
263
291
288
277
294
330
325
394
389
294
273
299
336
295
316
233
255
251
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:25PM1.77m
6:43AM1.74m
7:54PM1.87m
7:44AM1.70m
8:21PM1.96m
8:38AM1.67m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.39m
1:07AM0.99m
1:16PM0.47m
1:59AM0.80m
1:53PM0.57m
2:43AM0.63m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
15
11
10
10
10
10
9
12
11
10
11
10
10
8
9
10
10
9
8
9
7
8
9
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
NW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
229
273
207
167
167
174
263
291
288
277
294
330
325
394
389
294
273
299
336
295
316
233
255
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.4
S
11
0.4
NW
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
157
84
109
74
72
46
46
46
46
45
71
71
45
50
22
22
21
40
22
28
40
27
43
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
123
109
82
17
17
40
27
10
25
34
34
34
34
35
31
31
31
31
55
21
45
42
28
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
Energy kJ
112
95
204
200
105
119
35
32
37
42
123
117
114
109
123
32
45
71
96
103
87
75
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
95
220
9
9
9
9
9
303
1531
1570
0
0
0
0
0
61
365
304
95
9
0
0
0
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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