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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 pm Thursday 14 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
999 | 864 | 1080 | 1385 | 1129 | 1153 | 1478 | 1660 | 2103 | 3146 | 3369 | 3146 | 3506 | 4335 | 4514 | 6010 | 6683 | 6010 | 5399 | 5148 | 4892 | 4729 | 5224 | 5476 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:25PM2.25m | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:01PM2.37m | 10:49AM1.55m | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.18m | 2:40PM0.92m | 4:18AM0.02m | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 413 | 326 | 322 | 1104 | 1129 | 314 | 309 | 223 | 220 | 188 | 137 | 288 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 158 | 152 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 322 | 318 | 32 | 31 | 87 | 75 | 175 | 173 | 261 | 232 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 18 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 87 | 124 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 999 | 864 | 1080 | 1385 | — | 1153 | 1478 | 1660 | 2103 | 3146 | 3369 | 3146 | 3506 | 4335 | 4514 | 6010 | 6683 | 6010 | 5399 | 5148 | 4892 | 4729 | 5224 | 5476 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 208 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 60 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 61 | 36 |
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