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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 4 am Tuesday 12 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
517 | 517 | 517 | 458 | 450 | 419 | 419 | 427 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 347 | 626 | 864 | 389 | 735 | 792 | 716 | 719 | 493 | 1006 | 952 | 766 | 767 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.54m | 7:26PM1.93m | 7:50AM1.55m | 7:53PM2.10m | 8:51AM1.56m | 8:25PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.92m | 12:48PM0.67m | 2:00AM0.66m | 1:24PM0.75m | 2:44AM0.41m | 2:01PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 517 | 517 | 517 | 458 | 450 | 419 | 419 | 427 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 347 | 626 | 158 | 361 | 366 | 416 | 446 | 567 | 493 | 1006 | 952 | 413 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 246 | 242 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 226 | 217 | 38 | 76 | 161 | 104 | 158 | 237 | 219 | 276 | 454 | 392 | 366 | 357 | 8 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 163 | 161 | 106 | 25 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 68 | 376 | 371 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 864 | 389 | 735 | 792 | 716 | 719 | — | 479 | 514 | 766 | 767 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 206 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 9 |
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