Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
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. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.7
NW
10
1.2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.7
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
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
652
652
638
614
682
626
535
501
1147
1230
479
1010
822
1025
808
929
1055
806
725
615
615
515
515
415
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:00PM1.49m
00:12AM2.26m
3:10PM1.52m
1:13AM2.09m
4:16PM1.59m
2:24AM1.90m
Low Tide
5:53PM1.23m
7:58AM0.05m
7:06PM1.28m
8:58AM0.17m
8:40PM1.28m
9:57AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
18
20
19
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
15
13
13
12
16
17
17
17
14
12
12
11
14
16
15
15
15
12
11
11
16
18
15
14
11
9
9
9
14
14
13
13
10
9
9
8
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.4
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
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
652
652
638
546
314
450
407
501
1147
1230
338
1010
822
808
808
929
1055
806
725
615
615
515
515
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
16
1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.2
NW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
NW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
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
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
441
429
489
614
682
626
509
121
116
112
479
109
184
303
184
107
107
148
109
103
152
207
316
207
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
13
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
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
102
93
91
89
82
88
88
55
55
84
109
51
78
78
77
75
75
45
45
47
75
75
48
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
12
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
471
524
626
535
365
349
349
343
256
1025
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
9
95
0
0
9
19
0
9
365
61
36
9
19
9
0
9
409
61
19
9
16
0
0
268
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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