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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 3 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.1° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 309 | 278 | 458 | 573 | 523 | 600 | 640 | 720 | 711 | 701 | 701 | 553 | 538 | 419 | 463 | 1029 | 996 | 1559 | 1621 | 1487 | 1422 | 1255 | 1175 | 1261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 1.65 | 3:08PM 1.50 | 5:03AM 1.79 | 4:41PM 1.45 | 5:30AM 1.96 | 6:02PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 1.21 | 9:57PM 0.62 | 11:24AM 0.96 | 10:40PM 0.70 | 12:17PM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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