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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 Friday 08 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 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
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 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | |
519 | 682 | 824 | 805 | 813 | 557 | 530 | 532 | 620 | 752 | 865 | 953 | 632 | 527 | 447 | 438 | 469 | 330 | 314 | 455 | 402 | 402 | 431 | 686 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:49AM1.64m | 6:35PM1.56m | 4:14AM1.57m | 6:48PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM1.43m | 10:55AM0.55m | 11:23PM1.32m | 11:36AM0.57m | 00:27AM1.15m | 12:13PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 151 | 123 | 66 | 805 | 650 | 160 | 146 | 171 | 237 | 522 | 381 | 733 | 632 | 527 | 302 | 307 | 243 | 330 | 314 | 455 | 210 | 370 | 431 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 20 | WNW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 31 | 81 | 239 | 166 | 151 | 122 | 142 | 186 | 183 | 229 | 210 | 198 | 253 | 352 | 438 | 469 | 239 | 202 | 295 | 175 | 402 | 402 | 397 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 13 | NW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 25 | 124 | 225 | 94 | 221 | 200 | 196 | 6 | 14 | 283 | 360 | 246 | 103 | 52 | 14 | 302 | 295 | 12 | 402 | 96 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 519 | 682 | 824 | — | 813 | 557 | 530 | 532 | 620 | 752 | 865 | 953 | — | — | 447 | 388 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 208 | 146 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 208 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 147 | 48 |
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