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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 pm Saturday 23 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | |
258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 251 | 245 | 283 | 169 | 217 | 217 | 264 | 214 | 353 | 448 | 550 | 563 | 563 | 657 | 481 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 792 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.78m | 5:09AM1.58m | 6:33PM1.88m | 6:29AM1.50m | 7:05PM1.96m | 7:39AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM1.04m | 11:40AM0.56m | 00:57AM0.85m | 12:23PM0.70m | 1:50AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 240 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 80 | 65 | 245 | 117 | 98 | 139 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 353 | 448 | 412 | 390 | 458 | 444 | 437 | 424 | 376 | 292 | 457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 16 | SW 14 | NW 9 | NW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 251 | 49 | 283 | 169 | 217 | 217 | 264 | 214 | 123 | 309 | 550 | 563 | 563 | 657 | 481 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | 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 | S 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 90 | 92 | 55 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 26 | 35 | 199 | 211 | 214 | 206 | 223 | 103 | 16 | 70 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 125 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 55 | 792 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 95 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 365 | 365 | 76 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 36 |
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