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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 Monday 18 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 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 Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | |
1066 | 918 | 800 | 720 | 678 | 665 | 652 | 652 | 597 | 614 | 597 | 765 | 509 | 1164 | 1249 | 1230 | 479 | 1010 | 902 | 1025 | 945 | 929 | 995 | 806 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:17PM2.39m | 2:00PM1.49m | 00:12AM2.26m | 3:10PM1.52m | 1:13AM2.09m | 4:16PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM-0.04m | 5:53PM1.23m | 7:58AM0.05m | 7:06PM1.28m | 8:58AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 1066 | 918 | 800 | 720 | 678 | 665 | 652 | 652 | 597 | 507 | 517 | 765 | 365 | 1164 | 1249 | 1230 | 365 | 1010 | 902 | 808 | 945 | 929 | 995 | 806 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 154 | 150 | 330 | 447 | 441 | 429 | 489 | 614 | 597 | 287 | 509 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 479 | 109 | 184 | 303 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 102 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 84 | 109 | 51 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 614 | 479 | 441 | 379 | 379 | — | 379 | 313 | 1025 | — | — | — | 524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 61 | 95 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 365 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 61 |
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