Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 May 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
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 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.2
NW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
848
720
678
665
652
652
638
614
682
765
509
1164
1147
486
479
1026
1042
1025
808
929
1055
844
725
615
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
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
8:40PM1.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
19
19
16
15
16
19
19
18
18
15
13
13
12
15
17
17
16
15
12
10
12
15
15
15
15
15
11
11
11
16
16
14
13
11
10
9
9
13
15
14
12
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
10
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.9
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
Energy kJ
848
720
678
665
652
652
638
496
314
765
365
1164
1147
407
365
1026
822
808
808
929
1055
844
725
615
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
18
0.5
NW
18
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.2
NW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
154
150
330
447
441
429
489
614
682
255
509
121
116
486
479
109
184
303
184
107
107
148
148
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
NW
10
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
69
69
69
68
102
93
91
89
82
88
88
55
55
112
109
51
78
78
77
75
75
45
45
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
589
569
479
359
314
343
1042
1025
405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
136
61
95
0
9
9
9
0
208
365
61
36
9
19
0
0
9
9
61
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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