Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
SW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
1.9
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)121281515151515141514101014141313131313131267
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56544255557675755370818182817669871149811310999236414
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
0
N
5
E
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
1.90
9:28AM
1.90
9:54PM
1.96
10:12AM
1.82
10:18PM
2.01
10:56AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.65
3:40PM
0.50
4:08AM
0.53
4:07PM
0.63
4:47AM
0.45
4:32PM
0.77
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----6:50-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141514151517151816141313131616161413141213151414
Feels °C (?)1314121615171617161312111112111212101098977
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