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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 Sunday 24 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
13.3° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:06 |
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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) | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NW 14 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 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) | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 16 | SW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 17 | NW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| 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) | NW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | NW 16 | SW 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 9 | S 10 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 9 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 125 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 65 | 107 | 115 | 269 | 3185 | 4555 | 2195 | 5144 | 4097 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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