Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1
WNW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
370
386
383
413
412
368
344
332
314
314
299
240
206
157
144
125
178
268
247
247
242
234
174
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:07PM1.56m
4:06AM1.84m
6:50PM1.67m
5:31AM1.77m
7:25PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.29m
10:26PM1.31m
11:41AM0.34m
00:00AM1.17m
12:33PM0.39m
1:07AM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
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7:39
7:39
7:40
7:42
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
19
19
16
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
13
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
9
14
14
11
9
8
9
8
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
NW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
Energy kJ
326
347
357
357
413
412
368
304
299
290
202
193
187
184
144
144
123
178
268
247
109
167
167
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
163
326
326
318
157
208
209
209
209
209
206
142
129
130
128
128
125
111
157
84
82
74
72
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
NW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
127
23
12
26
48
25
25
58
57
53
51
51
51
85
131
39
121
123
123
109
31
17
17
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1
NW
9
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
5
Energy kJ
378
370
386
383
231
315
344
344
332
314
314
299
240
206
157
109
102
148
247
242
234
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
16
61
60
36
36
36
36
9
201
61
95
61
36
36
0
0
61
61
60
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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