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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 Saturday 02 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
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 Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
330 | 325 | 325 | 278 | 268 | 255 | 242 | 347 | 341 | 334 | 447 | 525 | 523 | 568 | 691 | 785 | 774 | 752 | 867 | 841 | 640 | 563 | 555 | 489 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:25PM2.08m | 12:36PM1.44m | 10:55PM2.04m | 1:35PM1.39m | 11:28PM1.98m | 2:51PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.29m | 4:40PM1.18m | 6:33AM0.33m | 5:04PM1.25m | 7:20AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 330 | 325 | 325 | 278 | 268 | 255 | 242 | 347 | 341 | 334 | 328 | 247 | 216 | 568 | 691 | 785 | 774 | 752 | 867 | 841 | 640 | 563 | 555 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 132 | 129 | 99 | 88 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 276 | 309 | 334 | 447 | 525 | 523 | 162 | 112 | 88 | 82 | 70 | 132 | 195 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 20 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 97 | 94 | 211 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 104 | 103 | 127 | 102 | 127 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 88 | — | 23 | 25 | 20 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 302 | 302 |
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