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Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | |
469 | 463 | 463 | 457 | 539 | 771 | 4757 | 5505 | 4764 | 3866 | 3905 | 3075 | 2711 | 2522 | 2089 | 1818 | 1678 | 1395 | 1009 | 862 | 881 | 863 | 1307 | 1292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.46m | 7:34PM2.02m | 8:40AM1.45m | 8:01PM2.07m | 9:33AM1.45m | 8:29PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.67m | 1:01PM0.83m | 2:33AM0.51m | 1:36PM0.94m | 3:11AM0.39m | 2:09PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
382 | 376 | 292 | 457 | 539 | 525 | 434 | 417 | 301 | 297 | 3250 | 3075 | 2711 | 2522 | 2089 | 1818 | 1678 | 1395 | 1009 | 862 | 791 | 652 | 565 | 490 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
469 | 463 | 463 | 243 | 314 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 289 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 213 | 546 | 881 | 863 | 1307 | 1292 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
15 | 6 | 6 | 107 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 54 | 186 | 404 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 189 | 187 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | 37 | 58 | 55 | 235 | 771 | 4757 | 5505 | 4764 | 3866 | 3905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 112 | 146 | 1570 | 302 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 16 | 36 | 425 | 302 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 101 | 92 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
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