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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 Wednesday 22 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
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 Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | S 16 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | |
901 | 745 | 655 | 572 | 575 | 647 | 687 | 275 | 625 | 367 | 526 | 388 | 411 | 357 | 413 | 374 | 408 | 395 | 342 | 290 | 268 | 248 | 240 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22AM2.09m | 5:02PM1.46m | 2:37AM1.95m | 6:07PM1.56m | 4:06AM1.84m | 6:50PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.23m | 8:25PM1.35m | 10:37AM0.29m | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:41AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 901 | 745 | 655 | 572 | 395 | 298 | 191 | 212 | 279 | 246 | 378 | 347 | 357 | 357 | 413 | 373 | 368 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | S 17 | WNW 15 | S 16 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 221 | 298 | 127 | 122 | 291 | 275 | 249 | 367 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 157 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 142 | 129 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | W 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 17 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 116 | 101 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 41 | 188 | 40 | 251 | 163 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 26 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 575 | 647 | 687 | 115 | 625 | 106 | 526 | 388 | 411 | 189 | 301 | 374 | 408 | 395 | 342 | 276 | 268 | 248 | 240 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 142 | 448 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 225 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 208 | 61 | 302 | 61 | 60 |
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