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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 Friday 29 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Jalama today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | |
1408 | 1390 | 1356 | 1255 | 1158 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 710 | 581 | 465 | 664 | 1009 | 1550 | 1769 | 1623 | 1397 | 1286 | 1546 | 1450 | 1351 | 1227 | 1227 | 1288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:21AM1.46m | 8:57PM2.12m | 11:06AM1.46m | 9:28PM2.13m | 11:50AM1.45m | 10:02PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM1.11m | 4:23AM0.24m | 3:13PM1.16m | 4:59AM0.22m | 3:46PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 1408 | 1390 | 1356 | 1255 | 1158 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 710 | 581 | 465 | 528 | 458 | 286 | 304 | 274 | 299 | 378 | 603 | 596 | 590 | 894 | 830 | 1288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 392 | 334 | 168 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 110 | 102 | 268 | 308 | 308 | 511 | 478 | 615 | 102 | 149 | 232 | 28 | 28 | 616 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 141 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 37 | 74 | 37 | 34 | 107 | 200 | 98 | 121 | 121 | 65 | 65 | 102 | 65 | 66 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 307 | 396 | 421 | 169 | 265 | 368 | 317 | 323 | 453 | 664 | 1009 | 1550 | 1769 | 1623 | 1397 | 1286 | 1546 | 1450 | 1351 | 1227 | 1227 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 96 | 95 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 208 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 16 |
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